Glenn Lowry, the long-time director of New York's Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), will leave the museum in September 2025.
Appointed in 1994, Lowry led the museum through significant changes, including a merger with Queens-based contemporary art space MoMA PS1 in 2000, expansions that more than doubled gallery sizes, and increased the museum's endowment from $200 million to $1.7 billion.
Lowry, who turns 70 this month, said he left 'by mutual agreement'. His contract could have been renewed for another five years, Marie-Josée Kravis, chair of the museum's board, told The New York Times.
'All the things I set out to do 30 years ago are either accomplished or in play in a very positive way,' Lowry told The Times, noting 'a sea change both in terms of race, ethnicity, and age' since he started.
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