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    1. March 2024

      1. Andy Warhol Museum Director Resigns Museum Directors, Resignation External Link 1 External Link 2
      2. Yerba Buena Center for the Arts CEO Resigns Over Pro-Palestine Action Free Palestine Movement, Museum Directors, Protest, Resignation External Link 1 External Link 2

    2. February 2024

      1. MoMA PS1 Workers Urge Director Connie Butler to “Settle a Fair Contract” Museum Directors, Unions External Link 1 External Link 2
      2. Marilyn Jackson Named the New President and CEO of the American Alliance of Museums Leadership, Museum Directors External Link 1 External Link 2
      3. Newfields' handling of CEO's exit is 'an unforced error' eroding public trust, experts say Departure, Museum Directors External Link 1 External Link 2

    3. January 2024

      1. Museum Leaders Urge NYC Mayor to Reverse Budget Cuts Funding, Museum Directors External Link 1 External Link 2

    1. November 2023

      1. Guggenheim Museum Names the First Woman to Serve as Its Director and CEO Leadership, Museum Directors External Link 1 External Link 2
      2. Resignation of Newfields CEO, Colette Pierce Burnette, after 15 Months in the Job Leadership, Museum Directors, Resignation External Link 1 External Link 2

    2. September 2023

      1. Belinda Tate Named Director of Indianapolis Museum of Art Leadership, Museum Directors External Link 1 External Link 2

    3. August 2023

      1. New York Times reports on art executive compensation and benefits Leadership, Museum Directors External Link 1 External Link 2 External Link 3

    4. May 2023

      1. MoMA PS1 Names Connie Butler as its New Director Leadership, Museum Directors External Link 1 External Link 2
      2. Funders Announce $11 million initiative to diversify museum leadership Leadership, Museum Directors External Link 1 External Link 2

    5. January 2023

      1. Asma Naeem Named Director of Baltimore Museum of Art Leadership, Museum Directors External Link 1 External Link 2

    1. August 2022

      1. Katherine Fleming takes the helm at the J. Paul Getty Trust as the Trust's first appointed female CEO Leadership, Museum Directors External Link 1 External Link 2

    2. July 2022

      1. Impending Departure of Guggenheim Museum Director Richard Armstrong Announced Departure, Museum Directors External Link 1

    3. June 2022

      1. Departure of MoMA PS1 Director Kate Fowle Departure, Museum Directors, Staff External Link 1

    1. September 2021

      1. Departure of MOCA Los Angeles Director Klaus Bisenbach Departure, Museum Directors, Staff External Link 1

    2. July 2021

      1. Departure of Philadelphia Museum of Art's Director and CEO Timothy Rub Departure, Museum Directors External Link 1
      2. Departure of the Phillips Collection's Director and CEO's Dorothy Kosinski Departure, Museum Directors External Link 1

    3. June 2021

      1. Departure of Phoenix Art Museum's Director Tim Rodgers Departure, Museum Directors External Link 1
      2. Departure of Memphis Brooks Museum of Art's Director Emily Ballew Neff Departure, Museum Directors External Link 1

    4. May 2021

      1. Departure of PAFA's Director Brooke Davis Anderson Departure, Museum Directors External Link 1
      2. Departure of Winterthur Museum's Director and CEO Carol B. Cadou Departure, Museum Directors External Link 1

    5. February 2021

      1. Departure of Newfield's Director and CEO Charles Venable Departure, Museum Directors External Link 1
      2. Departure of SFMOMA's Director Neal Benezra Departure, Museum Directors, Staff External Link 1

    6. January 2021

      1. Naomi Beckwith Named Deputy Director and Chief Curator at Guggenheim Museum Leadership, Museum Directors External Link 1 External Link 2

    1. November 2020

      1. Departure of Standford's Cantor Arts Center's Director Susan Dackerman Departure, Museum Directors, Staff External Link 1
      2. Ithaka S+R Art Museum Director Survey 2020 Internal Strategy, Museum Directors, Staff External Link 1

    2. July 2020

      1. Departure of MOCA Detroit's Director Elysia Borowy-Reeder Departure, Museum Directors, Staff External Link 1

    3. May 2020

      1. Departure of Parrish Art Museum's Director Terrie Sultan Departure, Museum Directors, Staff External Link 1

    1. December 2019

      1. Departure of Bronx Museum’s Director Deborah Cullen-Morales Departure, Museum Directors, Staff External Link 1

    2. September 2019

      1. Departure of ICA Philadelphia's Director Amy Sadao Departure, Museum Directors, Staff External Link 1

    3. July 2019

      1. Organizing the Work of the Art Museum Internal Strategy, Museum Directors, Staff External Link 1

    1. June 2018

      1. Departure of Munich's Haus Der Kunst's Director Okwui Enwezor Departure, Museum Directors, Staff External Link 1

    2. May 2018

      1. Departure of MOCA Los Angeles Director Philippe Vergne Departure, Museum Directors External Link 1

    3. January 2018

      1. Departure of Queens Museum's Director Laura Raicovich Departure, Museum Directors, Staff External Link 1

    1. November 2017

      1. Departure of Walker Art Center's Executive Director Olga Viso Departure, Museum Directors, Staff External Link 1