The Board of Trustees of the American Numismatic Society (ANS) is pleased to announce that the 2026 Trustees’ Award has been given to Adam M. Levine, the Edward Drummond and Florence Scott Libbey President, Director, and CEO at the Toledo Museum of Art (TMA).
The award, which will be presented at the ANS Annual Gala on January 15, 2026, at the Harvard Club of New York, recognizes Levine’s tremendous assistance and partnership with the ANS in facilitating the future relocation of the Society to Toledo, Ohio.
Adam M. Levine joined TMA in 2012 as an Andrew W. Mellon Fellow and later served as deputy director and curator of ancient art before assuming his current role as director of the TMA. In his current role, he oversees the TMA’s $23.5 million budget and 220 employees, advanced the Museum’s first campus master plan, and has curated a diverse range of exhibitions.
Before the TMA, Levine served as the George W. and Kathleen I. Gibbs Director and CEO of the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens in Jacksonville, Florida, and as a collections management assistant in the Greek and Roman Art Department at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Levine graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Dartmouth College, where he majored in anthropology, art history, and mathematics & social science. He continued his studies as a Rhodes Scholar at the University of Oxford, where he earned his master’s degree with distinction and his doctorate in the history of art. In addition to his research in ancient art, Levine has published and presented on museum and management practices.
In 2009, he co-founded Art Research Technologies, a data and research company that eventually was sold to Podium Capital. In the same year, he participated in the ANS Eric P. Newman Graduate Summer Seminar in Numismatics. Levine has also consulted for several departments at Sotheby’s and for Art & Auction Magazine. He is currently a Henry Crown Fellow at the Aspen Institute and serves on the Board of Trustees of the University of Toledo.
On the award, ANS Sydney F. Martin Executive Director Ute Wartenberg notes, “As the ANS enters an exciting next chapter with its relocation to Toledo, Adam has been a vital partner in this ambitious endeavor. This award celebrates not only his standing as a leader in the museum community but also his support of the ANS as we enter this exciting new chapter for our institution. We are incredibly grateful for his tireless support of the ANS, and are delighted to present him with this award.”
The Annual Gala provides critical support for the Society’s mission to advance the research, education, and appreciation of numismatics through proceeds from ticket sales, sponsorships, advertising, and other donations. The Trustees’ Award was established in 2003 and honors those who have helped in extraordinary ways to forward the mission of the ANS.
