In museum shake-up, leader exits Smithsonian to run Guggenheim

Australian to run iconic Guggenheim Museum

A Darwin-born curator has become arguably Australia’s most influential arts administrator ever.

Guggenheim Museum Appoints Melissa Chiu as Next Director

The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City has appointed Melissa Chiu as its new director, starting September 1. Bookending her 12-year tenure at the Smithsonian Institution's Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, DC, Chiu will make her return to New York at a particularly challenging period for both museum networks. Chiu's appointment is part of Guggenheim Foundation Director and CEO Mariët Westermann's restructuring of th…

In museum shake-up, leader exits Smithsonian to run Guggenheim

The head of the nation’s museum of modern and contemporary art said her departure for the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is unrelated to the Trump administration.

Melissa Chiu departing Hirshhorn to lead New York's Guggenheim Museum

Melissa Chiu is stepping down as director of the Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum to lead the Guggenheim Museum in New York.Chiu will take over as director of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum on 1 September. In her new role, she will be responsible for providing artistic direction and leading the museum's operations.Mariët Westermann, director and CEO of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, said: "My priority has been to build an agile, collabora…

Melissa Chiu Departs Smithsonian to Head up Guggenheim New York

Chiu, who leaves the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden after more than a decade, will take up her new role from September.

Melissa Chiu leaving Hirshhorn to take over New York’s Guggenheim Museum

The longtime director of the Smithsonian museum in Washington, DC, will return to the Big Apple after 12 years away