| Kim Sajet | |
| Birth Place: | Nigeria |
| Nationality: | Dutch |
| Alma Mater: | University of Melbourne, Bryn Mawr College |
| Occupation: | art historian, curator |
Kim Sajet is a Nigerian-born art historian, curator, and museum director. She has been the director of the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery since 2013, and is the first woman to serve in that role.[1] During her tenure at the museum, she has worked to increase representation of women and minorities in the Portrait Gallery's collection.[2]
Sajet was born in Nigeria and raised in Australia from the age of four, she is a citizen of the Netherlands.[3] [4] She has a doctorate in liberal studies from Georgetown University, a Master's degree in art history from Bryn Mawr College, a master's degree in business administration, and bachelor's degree in art history from University of Melbourne, and a graduate diploma in museum studies from Deakin University.[5]
Starting on April 1, 2013, Sajet served as director of the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C. This role was following a stint as the president and CEO of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Prior to that role, she was a deputy director of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and spent time as a curator and director at two Australian art museums.[6]