Their peers think these directors would take, succeed at an ‘up’ job: Benezra (SFMOMA), Benjamin (StL), Marciari (Walters), Rub (Philly).
— Tyler Green (@TylerGreenDC) February 28, 2017
Wildcards: Lentz (ex-SI, Harvard), Reynolds (retiring YUAG), Conforti (retired Clark), Penny (NG UK).
— Tyler Green (@TylerGreenDC) February 28, 2017
Pogrebin on a successor: “Among the names floated” are Govan and Lowry. No hint of who is doing the, er, floating. Two obvz names tho.
— Tyler Green (@TylerGreenDC) February 28, 2017
The announcement that Thomas Campbell would be stepping down as director of New York’s Metropolitan Museum was both a surprise and a shock. But it came at the end of a slow drip of bad news about the museum’s finances and ability to raise money for ambitious new projects that culminated in a prominent New York Times story published nearly a month ago.
As gadfly Tyler Green points out on his Twitter feed, there’s already a great deal of speculation about who might succeed Campbell. Yesterday’s announcement tried to signal that the Met is going to take its time to find a new director. But the market for experienced directors seems to be thin these days with an increasing number of openings.
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