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\n\tJames Rondeau<\/a> will return as director of the Art Institute of Chicago<\/a> following reports that he had undressed on a plane to Germany. CBS News<\/em> first reported the news on Thursday.<\/p>\n

\n\tRondeau had taken a voluntary leave from the museum\u2019s top post, which he has held since 2016. According to CBS<\/em>, he will resume his role on Monday.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cBoard leadership of the Art Institute of Chicago has conducted an independent investigation of this incident and is confident in James Rondeau\u2019s leadership and ability to continue as the President and Director of the museum,\u201d the institution said in a statement.<\/p>\n

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\n\tCBS<\/em> previously reported that the investigation arose from an incident that occurred on a plane from Chicago to Munich in April. It said that police had been \u201ccalled to the plane following reports of a passenger stripping off his clothes.\u201d The passenger was reportedly Rondeau, who \u201cdrank alcohol and took prescription medication.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tIn a statement of his own, Rondeau said, \u201cI deeply regret this incident and the impact it has had on the museum and on my colleagues. I have dedicated the past 27 years of my professional career to the Art Institute and I am grateful to have the opportunity to continue furthering its mission.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tHe first joined the museum in 1998 as an associate curator of contemporary art, rising to chair of that curatorial department in 2004 and taking the reins at the museum in 2016. His achievements as director include gaining a $75 million donation from Aaron I. Fleischman and Lin Lougheed last year in support of an expansion for the 19th-century art galleries.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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