Design Museum hopes 11th director s the charm
The exhibition Beth Lipman: Collective Elegy on display at the Museum of Arts and Design in Manhattan, July 24, 2021. Experts say the executive churn could affect the museums ability to raise funds or attract new visitors. Jeenah Moon/The New York Times.
by Zachary Small
(NYT NEWS SERVICE)
.- Since 2013, directors have passed through the revolving door at the Museum of Arts and Design at 2 Columbus Circle with startling vision and speed. One director lasted five months, suddenly resigning to pursue what he described as a commitment to the fate of humanism and democracy. His successor lasted two years, pushing the museum toward what some employees called an identity crisis by emphasizing technology over design in exhibition programming. Board members intervened after employees complained about his management style, and he resigned.