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Directorship Museum Directors Glenn Lowry Cultural Institutions Queens Museum Kim Sajet Massimiliano Gioni Maria Balshaw Ellen Owens CEO Appointment

Buffalo AKG Names Internal Duo to Co-Lead Museum

The board says the dual roles will put artistic and operational leadership on equal footing to carry out a new five-year strategic plan.

Massimiliano Gioni Named Director of the New Museum

Crystal Bridges Names Courtenay Finn Chief Curator

Bass Museum Names Philippe Vergne Its First Artistic Director and Chief Curator

Guggenheim Names Hirshhorn’s Melissa Chiu Director of New York Museum

Queens Museum Elevates Debra Wimpfheimer to Executive Director

Louvre Abu Dhabi Director Manuel Rabate Named CEO of Kiran Nadar Museum of Art

Olga Galaktionova Appointed to Lead Tretyakov Gallery After Elena Pronicheva Resigns

Maria Balshaw to Leave Tate in Spring 2026 After Nine Years

UC Irvine Taps Kathryn Kanjo to Lead Newly Merged Langson Orange County Museum of Art

Philadelphia Art Museum Names Daniel H. Weiss Director and CEO

After MoMA Exit, Glenn Lowry Takes Roles in Jeddah and Delhi, Warns of Tax Peril for Museums

Lisa Phillips to Retire as New Museum Director in April 2026

Kim Sajet Named Director of the Milwaukee Art Museum, Starts Sept. 22

Pierre Terjanian Named Director and CEO of MFA Boston, Starting July

Long-Serving MoMA Director Glenn Lowry to Step Down in 2025