Dr. Louise Mirrer

Dr. Louise Mirrer  is President and CEO of The New York Historical, New York’s first museum. In 2025, Dr. Mirrer successfully concluded The Historical’s $175 million campaign for the expansion of its landmark building on Central Park West, the Tang Wing for American Democracy. During her tenure, TNYH has launched groundbreaking exhibitions such as Slavery in New York, Nueva York, and Chinese American: Inclusion/Exclusion. She has also overseen the expansion of the institution’s visitorship to nearly 500,000 annually. Dr. Mirrer also guided the museum through its first ever rebranding, where the New-York Historical Society became The New York Historical, helping to encourage accessibility to the 222 year-old institution. Before joining TNYH in June 2004, Dr. Mirrer was the Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs of the City University of New York. Dr. Mirrer holds a double Ph.D. from Stanford, a graduate Diploma from Cambridge, and a BA magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania.