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Museum Directors

An exterior photograph shows a white museum building with red-framed glass doors, a paved entrance courtyard, outdoor seating and surrounding trees in late-afternoon light.

The Aldrich’s First Decennial Takes Stock of Contemporary Art in Connecticut

With its inaugural 10-year survey, the Ridgefield institution is making the case that the most interesting art in America can sometimes be found off the beaten path.
By Dan Duray
A wide aerial view of the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas, showing the museum’s modern buildings with curved roofs, illuminated from within, surrounded by wooded landscape and reflecting ponds at dusk. The campus pathways and bridges connecting structures are visible, emphasizing the integration of architecture, art, and nature.

An Art Lover’s Guide to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art (and Its Expansion)

Its programming and public engagement initiatives extend beyond the galleries onto a 134-acre campus featuring over five miles of art-filled trails connecting three architectural landmarks.
By Elisa Carollo
A woman wearing black stands with her hands in her pockets in an empty exhibition space

De Pont Director Maria Schnyder On Why Financial Independence Is a Museum’s Greatest Asset

The museum operates without structural government subsidy, offering a degree of freedom that Schnyder acknowledges is an increasingly rare asset in today's cultural climate.
By Dan Duray
Two men and a women between them smash chocolate with tiny golden hammers

Ian Wardropper Takes a Bow: Inside the Frick Collection’s Reopening Gala

By Christa Terry
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On Artists’ Potential to Change the World: An Interview With Aspen Art Museum Director Nicola Lees

By Dan Duray
A composite image features two photographs: the top half shows a bald man in glasses and a suit smiling in front of a contemporary art gallery with a large pink-toned artwork of Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper and another abstract piece in the background, while the bottom half showcases a modern art space with industrial design elements, including concrete columns, a high ceiling, and a large black-and-red artwork on the wall above a red couch.

Museum Director Mario R. Rossero On Andy Warhol, Community Engagement and Arts Education in Uncertain Times

By Dan Duray

Art World Comings and Goings: The Andy Warhol Museum’s New Director and More

By Christa Terry
A striking futuristic looking white building with lots of jutting spines and curved wings looms in front of a deep blue sky with a smattering of clouds

MAM’s Chief Experience Officer Is Recentering Santiago Calatrava’s Vision to Boost Museum Engagement

By Kristine Hansen
A woman stands in front of a gold-framed painting of a nude

Musée Rodin Director Amélie Simier On Partnering With Shanghai’s Centre d’Art Rodin

By Dan Duray
A man in a suit stands in front of a colorful wall

High Museum of Art Director Rand Suffolk Is Creating New Models of Audience Engagement

By Christa Terry
A woman wearing a blazer smiles for a portrait

Dr. Namhee Park On Video Conservation, Mass Media and Finding the Next Nam June Paik

By Dan Duray
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Cultural Comings and Goings: Eleanor Nairne Joins the Philadelphia Museum of Art and More

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
An eerie empty art museum with wrapped sculpture

When Nations Go to War, Museums Must Spring into Action

By Christa Terry
Art Basel 2023 - Day Four

Art World Comings and Goings: Gagosian’s New Director and More

By Christa Terry

Meet the New Art Museum Directors Building Connection Through Curated Experiences

By Flora Tsapovsky
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National Museum of African Art Director Ngaire Blankenberg Quietly Resigns

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
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Major U.S. Museums Are Fighting to Prevent the Return of an Allegedly Stolen Van Gogh

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Adam Weinberg speaking at podium in suit, orange background

Whitney Museum Director Adam Weinberg Steps Down After 20 Years at the Helm

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
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Tate Modern’s Director Frances Morris Will Step Down After Seven Years of Leading the Museum

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Old master paintings exhibited at the Orlando Museum of Art on red walls with wooden floors

Museum Director Responsible for Seized Basquiat Collection Has a Previous History of Discovering So-Called Lost Art

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly

Women Leaders Take Over at Texas Art Institutions

By Osman Can Yerebakan

How U.S. Museums Are Preparing for Coronavirus

By Helen Holmes

Why Has Putin Recruited Two Museum Directors to Help Him Stay in Power?

By Helen Holmes

Met Museum Announces Yet Another White Male as New Director

By Jessica Holmes
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