M+, Hong Kong and The Museum of Modern Art, New York sign Memorandum of Understanding

The MOU was signed by Suhanya Raffel, Museum Director, M+, along with Glenn D. Lowry, The David Rockefeller Director, MoMA, at a ceremony at MoMA in New York on 18 February 2025 (Eastern Time). It represents the beginning of a fruitful partnership between the two esteemed institutions, built on a shared commitment to international collaboration, cultural exchange, and museum development. The MOU covers six areas, including joint curatorial research and exchange; conservation and collection management, from acquisition to preservation, care, display, and access; artwork loans; sharing sustainability practices; training, professional development, as well as knowledge sharing; and exhibition and programme exchange.

Suhanya Raffel, Museum Director, M+, says, ‘We are excited to embark on this partnership, which will not only deepen mutual understanding and strengthen our exchange, but also set the stage for collaboration on curatorial affairs, collection development, exhibition research, and museum operations. We value our open and ongoing dialogue and look forward to many joint efforts with MoMA to come. The signing of this MOU affirms M+’s commitment to collaboration with pre-eminent cultural institutions around the world and strengthens M+’s position as Asia’s global museum of contemporary visual culture.’

Glenn D. Lowry, The David Rockefeller Director, MoMA, says, ‘We are thrilled to partner with M+ on an ambitious new collaboration, to exchange expertise and ideas that will help us take our museums forward in new and exciting directions and create more opportunities for our global audiences to experience and engage with contemporary art and artists.’

Main Image: Suhanya Raffel, Museum Director, M+, and Glenn D. Lowry, The David Rockefeller Director, The Museum of Modern Art, New York signed Memorandum of Understanding on 18 February 2025. Photo: Alycia Kravitz, Image courtesy of The Museum of Modern Art, New York