Overview

• Lowry, who stepped down last month after three decades leading MoMA, named longtime curator Christophe Cherix as his successor.
• He said he will advise the Islamic Arts Biennale in Jeddah and the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art in Delhi, citing deep interest and experience in the Middle East.
• He cautioned that potential withdrawal of 501(c)(3) status poses a serious risk to U.S. museums, referencing a House-passed bill that has stalled in the Senate.
• He plans a lecture series at the Louvre and is developing a leadership program for museum directors with the Art Bridges Foundation.
• Addressing governance controversies, he defended MoMA’s board deliberations as measured and effective as debates over donor ethics and cultural soft power continue.