Appointments & departures

Hopes are high for new director of Hong Kong’s M+ museum

Suhanya Raffel will take up the challenging role in November, following the departure of Lars Nittve

New York’s El Museo del Barrio loses another director

Jorge Daniel Veneciano, who organised the museum’s popular Op Art show, leaves at the end of the month

Jens Hoffmann clarifies: ‘I am not leaving the Jewish Museum’

But he is giving up administrative duties to focus more time on exhibitions and writing, at the museum and beyond

Marie Lavandier appointed new director of Louvre-Lens

The former head of Nice museums will run the northern satellite branch on a five-year contract

Sotheby’s to launch Modern and contemporary African art sales in London in 2017

Auction house has hired Hannah O’Leary, formerly of Bonhams, to head up new department

Xavier Bray appointed new director of the Wallace Collection

The specialist in Spanish art organised the acclaimed Goya portraits show at London’s National Gallery last year

Cheyenne Westphal to take up new role as chairman of Phillips

Auction specialist left her position as head of contemporary art at Sotheby’s last month

Mahmoud Hawari appointed new director of long-awaited Palestinian Museum

Archaeologist and cultural heritage expert will take charge of programming and building a collection

Javier Pes appointed new editor of The Art Newspaper

Publication's deputy editor to take over from Jane Morris in June

Gregor Schneider succeeds Tony Cragg as professor of sculpture at Kunstakademie Düsseldorf

The controversial German artist takes the reins at one of Europe’s most influential art schools this summer

Guy Cogeval will continue as the Musée d’Orsay’s director for another year

Contract renewed despite staff challenges to his leadership and ability to continue in the role

Marc-Olivier Wahler announced as the next director of Broad MSU

The role has been empty since the death of founding director Michael Rush last year

Who will lead the Musée d’Orsay?

Some staff question president Guy Cogeval's fitness to keep the post

Bonhams fires eight in Hong Kong including deputy chairman for Asia, Magnus Renfrew

The former Art Basel Hong Kong director says he was 'surprised and disappointed' by the decision

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Israel Museum’s longstanding and well-connected director to step aside

In new role US-born James Snyder will continue to foster Jerusalem institution’s global relationships<br>

US academic takes the helm of London’s Soane museum

Bruce Boucher taught at UCL for 24 years before becoming director of Fralin Museum in Virginia

Audrey Azoulay replaces Fleur Pellerin as France’s culture minister

In a surprise cabinet reshuffle, President Hollande’s cultural advisor takes the top government spot

Marc Quinn and White Cube part company after more than 20 years

The British artist is the first that London dealer Jay Jopling ever worked with in 1991

Long-time curator James Rondeau named director of Art Institute of Chicago

Last year, he secured the much sought-after collection of local patrons Stefan Edlis and Gael Neeson for the museum

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Tate Modern names Frances Morris as new director

Chris Dercon to depart after opening of new extension

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Louvre-Lens director Xavier Dectot steps down after five years, and heads for Edinburgh

Medieval expert will head the department of art and design at the National Museum of Scotland

Susie Lingham steps down as director of the Singapore Art Museum after only two years

Management is in discussions with the UK-educated academic about her role in the 2016 Singapore Biennale <p> </p>

Nancy Spector appointed deputy director and chief curator of Brooklyn Museum

She served at the Guggenheim Museum for almost 30 years, and says she thought she'd never leave

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Neil MacGregor announces last acquisitions before retiring from the British Museum

Outgoing director’s portrait by Wolfgang Tillmans and a Lampedusa Cross among works added to collection

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Benjamin Genocchio, editor-in-chief of Artnet News, appointed executive director of Armory Show

A change in date for the New York fair might be on the cards under new directorship

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Jack Persekian steps down as director of new Palestinian Museum

Institution is due to open near Jerusalem next year

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Korean artists protest appointment of former Barcelona museum director due to censorship concerns

Bartomeu Marí—the new director of MMCA in Seoul—stepped down earlier this year over controversial sculpture exhibit