Appointments
Sylvain Amic is appointed chairman of the Musée d'Orsay in Paris
Former head of Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen takes over at a time of central government cuts to cultural institutions in Paris
Austria names Fatima Hellberg to run Mumok, Vienna’s museum of Modern art
Currently director of Bonn’s Kunstverein, Hellberg takes up her new post in October 2025
Kim Conaty, curator of prints and drawings at the Whitney Museum, promoted to chief curator
She was the curator of the museum's blockbuster Edward Hopper and critically acclaimed Ruth Asawa exhibitions
Nicholas Cullinan is appointed director of the British Museum
Cullinan, currently the director of the National Portrait Gallery, faces an array of challenges in rebuilding the oldest national museum in the world’s reputation
Canadian curators take the reins at UK institutions, Barbican and Spike Island
Devyani Saltzman is new arts director at City of London venue while Nicole Yip replaces Robert Leckie in Bristol
Former Musée D’Orsay director announced as new chair of Versailles
Christophe Leribault’s move ends a controversy around the extended tenure of his predecessor
Is Italy’s government meddling in who runs top museums?
Cultural figures voice concern about culture ministry’s appointments to run institutions including Florence’s Uffizi Galleries and Milan’s Pinacoteca di Brera
Liverpool Biennial announces curator for 2025
Marie-Anne McQuay previously worked at the city's Bluecoat art centre, and currently holds positions including member of Arts Council Collection’s acquisitions committee
Right-wing veteran Rachida Dati appointed as France's new culture minister
Macron's appointment has taken the culture sector by surprise
Eleanor Nairne joins the Philadelphia Museum of Art as head of Modern and contemporary art
The former curator at the Barbican Art Gallery in London hops the pond
Who wants to be the next British Museum director? Post advertised with a salary of £216,000
Successful candidate will have their work cut out for them to restore the institution's reputation after last year's theft scandal
Kevser Güler named new director of Istanbul Biennial
The decision comes in the aftermath of a controversy surrounding the appointment of the exhibition's curator
New Courtauld director Mark Hallett promises to ‘shout about’ art history’s importance
College chief faces double challenge of fundraising for renovation and diversifying the student body at the UK’s leading art institute
Bige Örer, director of the Istanbul Biennial, steps down after tumultuous year
Turkish arts chief says her decision is not prompted by controversy over curator selection
Jack Lang is re-elected chair of the Institut du Monde Arabe, securing his fourth term
The 84-year-old—the only candidate in the running— has extended a Palestinian culture season
Gasworks contemporary art centre in London appoints Robert Leckie as new director
Former Turner Prize judge replaces Alessio Antoniolli who has been in post for 18 years
UK's Royal College of Art appoints Christoph Lindner as vice-chancellor
The new president's previous roles have included a focus on the climate crisis
Italy appoints right-wing journalist as Venice Biennale president
Members of Italy’s ruling coalition have described the 128-year-old exhibition as a "fiefdom" of the left
Olga Yarutina is the new publisher and editor of The Art Newspaper Russia
The mission is to remain "an independent platform for debate and discussion"
Francesco Manacorda appointed director of Castello di Rivoli in Turin
The Italian curator replaces Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, who steps down at the end of this year
British Museum appoints scientist Carl Heron as acting deputy director
The embattled institution is yet to announce an interim director after the resignation of Hartwig Fischer
Will Italy's right-wing government control who gets to direct the nation’s biggest museums?
Art historians are concerned the culture ministry is lining up candidates to run top institutions including Florence’s Uffizi Galleries and Milan’s Pinacoteca di Brera
Shanay Jhaveri—the Barbican Centre’s first non-British head of visual arts—reveals his plans for the London institution
The Indian curator, appointed a year after a racism dispute at the centre, hopes to diversify audiences and expand the presence of art across the Brutalist complex
Istanbul Biennial rejected curator recommended by advisory board in favour of Iwona Blazwick
Defne Ayas was unanimously chosen to organise the next edition but was rejected by the foundation that runs the exhibition; Blazwick was selected despite sitting on the biennial advisory board
Artist Mary Evans to be first Black director of London's Slade art school
She joins following a protracted row over alleged systemic racism within the institution
Barbican arts chief Will Gompertz appointed director of London's Sir John Soane’s Museum
In a surprise move, the former BBC arts editor will replace Bruce Boucher who will retire after almost eight years at the eclectic institution
Iwona Blazwick announced as curator of 18th Istanbul Biennial
The current curatorial lead of Saudi Arabia's Contemporary Art Museum, AlUla, she will now oversee the artistic vision of the Turkish exhibition's 2024 edition
Austria appoints Ralph Gleis to run the Albertina
The director of Berlin’s Alte Nationalgalerie will succeed Klaus Albrecht Schröder from 2025
Jonathan Fine on how he aims to make Vienna’s Kunsthistorisches Museum more ‘approachable’ and sustainable
The scientific director of the Weltmuseum in Vienna will take charge of one of Europe’s most important museum organisations in 2025
New Orleans Museum of Art faces public outcry for hiring white curator of African art
The museum is facing heated critique on social media over the appointment of Amanda Maples, a white woman, to oversee its African art collection