Louise Mirrer is an American historian who is president and CEO of the New-York Historical Society.
[1] Under Mirrer’s direction, the New-York Historical Society has launched a series of exhibitions, including Slavery in New York; New York Divided: Slavery and the Civil War; A New Light on Tiffany: Clara Driscoll and the Tiffany Girls; French Founding Father: Lafayette’s Return to Washington’s America; Grant and Lee in War and Peace; Lincoln and New York, Nueva York and a rich array of intellectually engaging lectures, debates and family programs.
Mirrer also led the Historical Society’s 100-million-dollar campaign for a major renovation of its landmark building on Central Park West, creating new permanent installation galleries and a children's history museum.
[3][4] Mirrer also oversaw efforts to create a Center for Women's History, which opened in the Fall of 2016.
[6][7] She was the Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at the City University of New York.