Appointments & departures
Director of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Michael Brand, to step down
The Asian art scholar spent much of his tenure overseeing the museum's redevelopment project, Sydney Modern, which doubled the institution’s exhibition capacity
Darren Walker elected board president of US National Gallery of Art
Walker has led the New York-based Ford Foundation for the past 11 years
Musée des Arts Décoratifs director Christine Macel leaves for advisory role amid allegations of dysfunction at the museum
Two years after her appointment, the star curator described her early exit from the Paris museum as “a relief”
Hammer Museum names new leader to succeed longtime director Ann Philbin
Zoë Ryan, currently the director of the Institute of Contemporary Art at the University of Pennsylvania, will take the helm at the Hammer in the new year
MoMA’s longtime director Glenn Lowry will step down in 2025
Lowry’s 30-year tenure at the museum included many milestones, from the merger that created MoMA PS1 to multiple renovations and expansions
Italy names new culture minister following appointments scandal
Alessandro Giuli, who heads up Rome's Maxxi museum, replaces Gennaro Sangiuliano in the right-wing government role
Pressure mounts in Slovakia as cultural workers announce nationwide strike alert
The "Cultural Strike" follows the dismissal of the directors of the Slovak National Gallery and the Slovak National Theatre in early August
After controversy, Tefaf appoints fifth managing director in four years
Dominique Savelkoul recently served as director of the Mu.Zee museum in Oostende, Belgium
Hirshhorn Museum hires its first curator of Latin American and Latin diasporic art
The Colombian curator José Roca has curated several major international biennials and was previously the adjunct curator of Latin American art at Tate
Former Frieze fair chief Victoria Siddall appointed director of London's National Portrait Gallery
Siddall will take up the role this autumn, becoming the first-ever woman to hold the position
V&A provenance expert heads to Art Institute of Chicago
Jacques Schuhmacher, who worked on several key restitution cases at the London museum, has taken up the role of executive director of provenance research
International arts community calls for reinstatement of Slovak National Gallery director
At least 360 professionals sign open letter in defence of Alexandra Kusá, who was sacked alongside the head of the national theatre
Amid $33m renovation project, Bronx Museum’s executive director departs to lead MFA St Petersburg
Klaudio Rodriguez, who has led the Bronx Museum since 2020, will take on his new role in Florida in October
Slovak National Gallery director dismissed by culture minister
Alexandra Kusá's removal follows the ouster of National Theatre director Matej Drlička
Kyla McMillan is The Armory Show’s new director
McMillan joins as the New York City fair, which was acquired by Frieze last summer, prepares for its 30th anniversary edition in September
Right-wing director of Warsaw contemporary art centre ousted by culture minister
Piotr Bernatowicz was selected by Poland's former Law and Justice government
Next up for former Warhol Museum director Patrick Moore: South by Southwest London
Moore will advise on the forthcoming, arts-centric edition of the festival in his new role as culture lead of private equity firm Panarae
MFA Boston director Matthew Teitelbaum will retire after ten-year stint
Teitelbaum has navigated one of the US’s most prominent art museums through a decade of renovations, revamped education initiatives, scandals and shutdowns
Gagosian’s chief operating officer Andrew Fabricant leaves gallery
Fabricant’s wife Laura Paulson, a former Christie's rainmaker who helped launch Gagosian Art Advisory, has also left
Hammer Museum gala draws artists, celebrities and a faculty protest
Ann Philbin’s last pre-retirement bash also set a record for attendance and fundraising
Leadership shuffles show auction houses and mega-galleries rethinking the trade
In a stubbornly stagnant market, the big players are searching for new ideas that will bring sustained growth
Executive director Nicole Berry leaving The Armory Show for senior development role at Los Angeles's Hammer Museum
Frieze's search to replace Berry, who has led The Armory Show since 2017, is already underway
Italy’s embattled junior culture minister resigns amid scandals
The critic, curator and commentator Vittorio Sgarbi was being pressured to resign amid multiple investigations into his conduct
Second curator of Indigenous art departs the Art Gallery of Ontario amid ongoing scandal
Taqralik Partridge, an associate curator of Indigenous art since 2022, has stepped down while the Toronto institution is still reeling from the sudden ouster of Wanda Nanibush
Iwona Blazwick stands down as Istanbul Biennial curator—event postponed until 2025
A row erupted last summer over transparency issues concerning her appointment
Friends of the Louvre chair forced to step down
Louis-Antoine Prat, a French art historian and Old Master drawings collector, has been accused of slandering a respected art dealer with antisemitic stereotypes in his new book
Phillips chief executive Stephen Brooks steps down after two years
Brooks, who joined the company in 2021, has left for personal reasons
There is no end to the museum exodus
Higher salaries are a major reason why mid-level museum workers are leaving for commercial gallery jobs, but instability caused by the Covid pandemic is also a factor
Italian museums undergo mass leadership reshuffle with Eike Schmidt out at the Uffizi
The Florence museum chief has been named director of Naples's Capodimonte with new leaders also appointed in Milan and Rome as part of right-wing government strategy
Five curators join Whitney Biennial team for the 2024 edition
The additional staff will programme sound art, film and performance events