The chief curator at the Frick Collection, Colin Bailey, has been promoted to the position of Associate Director and Peter Jay Sharp Chief Curator. The promotion reflects Mr. Bailey’s role in overseeing the curatorial, conservation, education, registration, and publication departments, the Frick’s director, Anne Poulet, said in an announcement.

Mr. Bailey is currently participating in a six-month course organized by the Center for Curatorial Leadership, which is designed to train curators in the skills needed to become museum directors. As part of the program, Mr. Bailey will spend a week in May shadowing the director of the Louvre, Henri Loyrette.

Asked if he has ambitions to become a director himself, Mr. Bailey, who before joining the Frick was the deputy director of the National Gallery of Canada, said: “I see myself as a very committed art historian and teacher, but there’s a sense of great pleasure and pride in steering an institution.”

The Frick also announced the appointment of Rika Burnham, currently the associate museum educator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, as its new head of education. The education program, which is 8 years old, encompasses guided tours and discussion groups for public middle and high school students, programs for teachers, adult education, and public lectures and symposia. Ms. Burnham said that she will expand the program in the next year, while keeping it closely tied to the museum’s collection.