Princeton resident Margaret “Margi” Hofer has been appointed as Vice President and Director of the Museum Division at the New-York Historical Society.

With more than two decades of service, Ms. Hofer has contributed to or overseen New-York Historical’s decorative arts collections and exhibitions. She spearheaded the groundbreaking 2007 exhibition and publication “A New Light on Tiffany: Clara Driscoll and the Tiffany Girls,” which revealed previously unrecognized achievements of Tiffany Studios’ women designers.

“New York’s first museum has been fortunate to have had Margaret K. Hofer as a leading decorative arts historian and curator,” said ​Louise Mirrer, President and CEO of the New-York Historical Society. “She has been an exceptional partner in developing a new Tiffany gallery and other permanent collection re-installations, which will star alongside a new women’s history center when our Henry Luce III Center reopens in early 2017.”

Ms. Hofer stated, “It has been an adventure working with one of the finest holdings of decorative arts and historical artifacts in the United States, including a stellar collection of early American silver and the largest collection of Tiffany lamps in the world, not to mention a superb staff, president, and board. I look forward to collaborating with this team to guide our exhibitions program, invigorate our collecting, and create initiatives that bring our collections to broader audiences.”

Pam Schafler, Chair of the Board of Trustees, added: “Margi and I share the experience of first becoming acquainted with the New-York Historical Society through scholarly research. Each of us has been a witness to this institution’s rebirth—not only as a respected center for research and learning, but as a first-rate destination for the museum-going public. Her superb record of publication, contagious enthusiasm for our collections, and thoughtful leadership exemplify every project she has undertaken.”

Since joining the New-York Historical Society in 1993, Ms. Hofer has organized more than 15 exhibitions. “Making It Modern: The Folk Art Collection of Elie and Viola Nadelman,” an upcoming traveling exhibition co-curated with Roberta J.M. Olson, will open in September at the Albuquerque Museum of Art and History in New Mexico before its marquee presentation at the New-York Historical Society (May 20, 2016 to August 21, 2016).

Ms. Hofer is the author of five exhibition catalogues: Making It Modern: The Folk Art Collection of Elie and Viola Nadelman (2015, with Roberta J.M. Olson); Stories in Sterling: Four Centuries of Silver in New York (2011); A New Light on Tiffany: Clara Driscoll and the Tiffany Girls (2007, with Martin Eidelberg and Nina Gray); The Games We Played: The Golden Age of Board and Table Games (2003); and Seat of Empire (2002, also with Dr. Olson). She has contributed to numerous journals and magazines—including Antiques and Antiques & Fine Art—and regularly lectures at conferences and museums across the country.

Ms. Hofer received her B.A. from Yale University and M.A. from the University of Delaware’s Winterthur Program in Early American Culture. She has previously worked at the International Center of Photography, taught courses at New York University, and consulted for other cultural institutions in the region.

Decorative arts holdings at the New-York Historical Society include the world’s largest collection of Tiffany lamps, the Jerni Collection of antique toys and trains, the pioneering folk art collection assembled by Elie and Viola Nadelman, and one of the most comprehensive collections of early New York silver. For more information, visit: www.nyhistory.org.