NewsAppointments
Fatos Üstek appointed director of the Liverpool Biennial
The Turkish curator has worked on Art Night and was recently named director of the Draf project
NewsControversies
'Too conservative' to direct France's arts academy? Jean de Loisy hits back at critics
A petition protesting his appointment at École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts has been signed by 60 arts professionals
NewsMuseums
National Gallery of Art in Washington hires its first female director
Kaywin Feldman, to begin in March, currently leads the Minneapolis Institute of Art
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Former Tate Modern chief Chris Dercon takes the reins at the Grand Palais in Paris
The Belgian curator, who quit the Volksbühne Theatre in April, has been appointed head of the culture body Rmn-GP
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Liverpool Biennial chief Sally Tallant named executive director of Queens Museum
She replaces Laura Raicovich who stepped down in January, citing differences with the board of the museum
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Director swap: former Met chief Thomas Campbell succeeds Max Hollein at Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Hollein took Campbell's old job as director of the Met
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The Met's Luke Syson to head Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge
Curator returns to the UK where he organised the blockbuster 2011 Leonardo exhibition at the National Gallery in London
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Palestinian Museum appoints Adila Laïdi-Hanieh as director after surprise departure of previous head
The writer and academic replaces Mahmoud Hawari who was only in post two years
NewsMuseums
New York to LA: Klaus Biesenbach to take over MoCA
The board of the West Coast “artists’ museum” welcomes the MoMA PS1 director with open arms
NewsArt market
White Cube appoints Warhol expert Eric Shiner artistic director in New York
Is the London-based gallery growing its US team to open an exhibition space there?
NewsDocumenta
Documenta to name new artistic director by early 2019
Quinquennial appoints eight-member search committee for curator of 2022 edition
NewsAppointments & departures
Brexit reshuffle means Jeremy Wright is seventh UK culture secretary in eight years
Museum admission charges will be on the agenda of MP who cites “James Bond films and playing golf badly” as interests
NewsMuseums
Road to the Met: how Max Hollein rose to become its next director
A gifted manager and fundraiser, he inherits a museum dogged by financial troubles and discontent
NewsTate
Tate drops ticket prices for young people and seeks trustee to represent 16-25s
New appointee should be “a cultural entrepreneur and digital native”
NewsAppointments
Louvre director Jean-Luc Martinez’s contract extended for three more years
Paris museum chief must focus on partnerships with Asia and sustained attendance, culture minister says
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Hartmut Dorgerloh nominated to head Berlin’s Humboldt Forum
If appointed, Dorgerloh, who currently manages the Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation, will replace the three founding directors
NewsBiennials & festivals
Mali Wu and Francesco Manacorda named co-curators of next Taipei Biennale
Exhibition opening in November will explore grassroots communities
NewsAppointments
Architectural historian appointed director of The Queen’s art collection
Tim Knox, currently director of the Fitzwilliam Museum, is a keen connoisseur of works of art
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Ralph Rugoff named artistic director of the 2019 Venice Biennale
Director of London’s Hayward Gallery will organise 58th International Art Exhibition
NewsAppointments
Journalist and senior art consultant Alison Cole appointed editor of The Art Newspaper
Former editor of Art Quarterly joins the publication in February
NewsAppointments
New chief executive joins The Art Newspaper
Julie Sherborn brings extensive experience of developing titles and brands in Asia
NewsAppointments
Uffizi director Eike Schmidt to lead Vienna’s Kunsthistorisches Museum
German-born sculpture specialist was first non-Italian to lead prestigious Florentine institution
NewsAppointments
India Art Fair gets new director for tenth edition
Jagdip Jagpal to take the helm from Neha Kirpal, who remains founder and co-owner
NewsAppointments
Maria Balshaw starts as overall Tate director
Former Manchester director will focus on “event-driven” culture, such as performance
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Camden Arts Centre gets first new director in almost 30 years
British-born Martin Clark joins the London institution from Bergen Kunsthall
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Curator Jarrett Gregory heads to the Hirshhorn
She joins Smithsonian museum’s growing curatorial team just after organising Armory Show Focus sector
NewsMuseums
In her own words: Maria Balshaw, new director of Tate
Incoming director picks the art that impressed her the most in 2016
NewsMuseums
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
NewsAppointments
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
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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?