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Franklin Sirmans (born in New York City (Queens)) is an American art critic, editor, writer, curator and has been the director of the Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) since October 2015. His initiatives there include ensuring that PAMM's art program reflects the community in Miami and securing donations. In his first six months at PAMM, he managed to secure the largest donation of works in the museum's short history, over a hundred pieces of art were donated by Design District developer Craig Robins.

Sirmans was born in New York City, Queens and raised in Harlem, Albany and New Rochelle, New York. He attended the Manhattan Country School (Graduating Class of 1983), Albany Academy and New Rochelle High School and later received a BA degree (1991) in the history of art and English from Wesleyan University.