There are plenty of reasons for the bright mood that surrounds the Motown Museum these days: a $75 million expansion, a renewed connection with Detroit’s creative community, a growing international profile.

And now, in the thick of that momentum, a new executive has taken the reins.

Meet Kenya LeNoir Messer, hired as Motown Museum CEO following a 15-month national search. The Chicago native isn’t just overseeing daily operations at one of Detroit’s most beloved cultural institutions — she arrives as the museum deploys its hallowed history as the springboard to a reimagined future.

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