Nick Capasso has been the director of the Fitchburg Art Museum since December, but he still admits to feeling like a newcomer. “Considering my predecessor was here for 39 years, I’m going to be the new guy for awhile,” he says, laughing.

Formerly the deputy director of curatorial affairs at the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum in Lincoln, Capasso stepped into the shoes of Peter Timms, who served as Fitchburg’s director since 1973. The museum was founded in 1925, and it features 14 galleries housing a diverse collection of international art. “It’s been great,” Capasso says of his first few months at the helm. “It’s a very different kind of museum than my last. It’s been extremely stimulating.”

He was hired to help revitalize the growing Fitchburg Museum by improving the quality of exhibitions and programs on offer. He’s working to change up some permanent galleries and add more contemporary New England art to the roster. Expect to see more community outreach from the museum as well. “Our goal is to be the best community art museum in the country, whatever that means,” he says.

Capasso will represent Fitchburg at the Fenway Alliance’s Opening Our Doors event on October 14, giving a free guided tour of the Convergence sculpture exhibition at the Christian Science Plaza. On view since May, the monumental, site-specific works are presented by the Boston Sculptors Gallery, a group with which Capasso is intimately familiar. “I’ve been going to their shows since the early ’90s, so I know almost all of [the artists],” he says.

Capasso will tap into his years at deCordova to offer a professional perspective on Convergence, hitting on everything from the intricacies of siting a sculpture to the history of public art in Boston. Things might get technical, but Capasso assures us that his tour will be accessible to everyone. “This is not rocket science,” he says. “Curators who believe that this is rocket science or some kind of cultural mystery are nuts. This talk will be appropriate to sculptors, curators, and the general public, and everyone will get something out of it.”

The 12th Annual Opening Our Doors on October 14 is the largest single day of free cultural experiences in Greater Boston and the signature multi-event celebration of the Fenway Cultural District. Capasso’s tour will meet at the Mary Bakery Eddy Library at 3 p.m. Find out more at fenwayculture.org.