Appointments
V&A deputy director Tim Reeve appointed to lead English Heritage
Reeve will become chief executive officer of the organisation at which he started his career
Valerie Hillings appointed inaugural director of Guggenheim Abu Dhabi
Currently the director of the North Carolina Museum of Art, Hillings worked on the Abu Dhabi project from 2009 to 2018
Low Kee Hong chosen to curate Biennale of Sydney's next edition
Low, who is the creative director of Factory International in Manchester, will lead the artistic team for the prominent Australian biennial’s 26th edition
Buffalo AKG Art Museum will split leadership duties in two and promote internally for new directors
Chief curator Cathleen Chaffee and deputy director Jillian Jones will serve as artistic director and executive director, respectively
Jessica Morgan named new Tate director
Currently the director of Dia Art Foundation in New York, Morgan will succeed Maria Balshaw as director of the UK museum network from January 2027
Dawn Airey announced as new chair of Arts Council England
The television veteran will replace Nicholas Serota, known for his Tate directorship, on 1 August for a term of four years
The Louvre’s new director is inheriting a troubled, traumatised museum—can he repair the damage?
Christophe Leribault, the former director of the Château de Versailles, faces a “derelict” infrastructure at the Paris museum and the fallout from last year’s devastating theft
Helen Legg appointed artistic director of London's Royal Academy of Arts
Currently director of Tate Liverpool, Legg will be responsible for the RA’s exhibitions, collection and public programme
UK’s Hepworth Wakefield announces new co-directors
Hepworth insiders Laura Smith and Olivia Colling have been appointed into new roles as the gallery celebrates its 15th anniversary this year
London’s National Gallery appoints Patrick Elliott as curator of Modern paintings
Hire of former National Galleries of Scotland curator is part of museum's expansion of its collection into the 20th and 21st centuries
Louvre Abu Dhabi director Manuel Rabaté leaves to head India’s largest private art museum
French civil servant joins the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art in New Delhi as it prepares to move to a vast new complex
Sally Tallant, director of New York’s Queens Museum, to lead London’s Hayward Gallery
Tallant will also direct visual art at the Southbank Centre
Joe Hill appointed director of Yorkshire Sculpture Park
For eight years Hill has led the Towner Gallery in Eastbourne, which jointly won Art Fund Museum of the Year and hosted the Turner Prize under his tenure
The Getty hires Justine Ludwig of Creative Time to run PST Art
She assumes a newly created position, signalling the Getty’s long-term commitment to project
Dallas Museum of Art picks director wrapping up another institutional expansion to guide it through campus overhaul
Brian Ferriso will inaugurate the expansion of the Portland Art Museum on 20 November and start his new job in Dallas on 1 December
Introducing Julia Day, the Frick’s new chief conservator
The Frick veteran is particularly excited about all the new conservation spaces, created as part of the museum’s recent Selldorf-designed expansion
National Museum of Korea names new director as part of post-election reshuffle
President Lee Jae Myung’s victory in June has been followed by homecomings for two high-profile arts figures in the country, while the Busan Biennale has also announced its curators for 2026
New York State Museum appoints first woman director in its 200-year history
Jennifer Saunders will begin her new post in September
Ford Foundation taps dean of Yale Law School as next president
The constitutional law scholar Heather K. Gerken will oversee the Ford Foundation, a $16bn philanthropic entity with an eye towards social justice
Conservative journalist and publisher chosen as Germany's new culture minister
Commentators have criticised the choice of Wolfram Weimer to succeed the Green party minister Claudia Roth because he lacks a background in the arts
Pierre Terjanian named next director of MFA Boston
The longtime curator of arms and armour has served as the museum’s chief of curatorial affairs and conservation since January 2024
Julia Michalska appointed as Global Editor-in-Chief and Benjamin Sutton as Editor-in-Chief, Americas of The Art Newspaper
Since its inception 35 years ago, The Art Newspaper has developed into a multi-platform brand that has upheld its reputation as the ‘journal of record’ for the art world
Bernd Ebert named head of Dresden State Art Collections—one of Germany’s biggest museum roles
Currently in charge of Dutch and German baroque painting at the Bavarian State Painting Collections, Ebert succeeds Marion Ackermann in May
Wanted! Italy seeks new directors for top museums
Candidates have until 6 March to apply to take the reins at some of the country's most prestigious institutions, including the Galleria dell’Accademia in Florence and the Colosseum archaeological park
Sara Raza to lead revamped Centre for Contemporary Art in Tashkent
The London-born curator, who has previously organised shows at events such as the Venice Biennale, has been appointed as the artistic director and chief curator of the museum in Uzbekistan’s capital
Guillaume Cerutti steps down as Christie's chief executive—but will stay within Pinault's orbit
He will be replaced by the president of Christie's America, Bonnie Brennan
Zeitz museum’s Koyo Kouoh appointed as curator of 2026 Venice Biennale
Kouoh, who has directed the Cape Town museum since 2019, said it is a “privilege” to “compose an exhibition that I hope will carry meaning for the world we currently live in”
Guggenheim Bilbao appoints Miren Arzalluz as director
Currently the director of the Paris Fashion Museum-Palais Galliera, she will take over from Juan Ignacio Vidarte in April 2025
Christine Tohmé appointed curator of 18th Istanbul Biennial
The announcement follows a row over the initial appointment of Iwona Blazwick as the curator of the edition
Sicilian town seeks director to run its civic museum—for free
The town of Aci has attracted criticism for wanting to hire a new head for the Civic Museum of the Norman Castle of Svevo, who must be educated to degree level, but will not be paid