Appointments & departures
In her own words: Maria Balshaw, new director of Tate
Incoming director picks the art that impressed her the most in 2016
Politician and historian Tristram Hunt named V&A director
Labour MP makes surprise career change to leave Westminster for top job at South Kensington museum
Sarah McCrory named director of Goldsmiths' new contemporary art gallery
Turner Prize-winners Assemble are designing art school's space, due to open in 2018
Speculation grows that Tate’s next director will be Maria Balshaw
Will director of Manchester’s university and city art galleries be heading to London?
New York-based collector Ronald Lauder joins Getty board of trustees
The billionaire businessman is experienced in museum management, philanthropy and international affairs
Christie’s promotes Guillaume Cerutti to chief executive
While Sotheby’s hires Rauschenberg Foundation’s Christy MacLear to in-house advisory team
Philip Rylands steps down as director of Venice’s Peggy Guggenheim Collection
Long-time leader helped convert the collector’s palazzo on the Grand Canal into the city’s second most visited museum
Christie’s chairman Brett Gorvy leaves auction house to join forces with New York dealer Dominique Lévy
The head of postwar and contemporary art has presided over the category’s explosive growth
Gabi Ngcobo appointed curator of the Berlin Biennale
South African curator will lead the tenth edition of the experimental German event
Jenni Lomax to step down as director of Camden Arts Centre after 26 years
North London institution, which just celebrated its 50th anniversary, is "in good nick", she says
Chiara Parisi to step down after five years as arts director of Monnaie de Paris
She will be replaced by Camille Morineau, whose mission will be to present more French and female artists and expand the audience
Is the curator who resigned in St Louis heading to Miami Beach?
Jeffrey Uslip, who organised a controversial Kelley Walker show, has been hired by the Bass Museum but may not take up the post
Wim Pijbes quits as director of just-opened Museum Voorlinden
Former Rijksmuseum boss packs in “dream job” three weeks after private museum opens its doors
Stefan Kalmár named director of the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London
German-born curator leaves Artists Space in New York to succeed Gregor Muir
Hamza Walker named the new executive director of LAXART
The curator comes to the LA non-profit from Chicago’s Renaissance Society
Nicholas Serota to leave Tate after three decades in charge
Director to remain in public service as chair of Arts Council England
V&A director Martin Roth to leave in the autumn
Under his leadership, the museum attracted a record number of visitors and was crowned Museum of the Year
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