Overview

• The New Museum said Phillips will become director emeritus after she steps down.
• The 62,000-square-foot expansion remains under way, with officials telling the New York Times they project a late-2025 reopening, though no date has been announced.
• An international search for her successor is beginning this month, according to the institution.
• Leadership transition planning includes a goal to increase the endowment by $50 million by 2027.
• Phillips’s 26-year tenure included more than 200 exhibitions and initiatives such as the New Museum Triennial, NEW INC, and IdeasCity, alongside reported controversies over governance, pay, and unionization.