MoMA Director Glen Lowry Announces Departure After Three Decades of Transformative Leadership

Glen Lowry is set to resign as the director of the Museum of Modern Art in September 2025, ending a remarkable three-decade journey that kicked off in 1995. Under his leadership, MoMA's endowment grew to almost $1 billion, and visitor numbers soared, with ticket prices reaching $30 last September. He was at the helm during two major renovations and the merger with P.S.1 Center for Contemporary Art, which reopened as MoMA PS1 in 2000. At 70, Lowry has outlasted the museum's previous retirement age for senior staff, a rule that was later revised for his contract. In a 2013 New York Times interview, he stated he wouldn’t break the retirement policy. After announcing his exit, he expressed a desire not to overstay his welcome. The museum's chairman noted that Lowry could have stayed but chose to resign mutually. He holds the record for the longest-serving director since MoMA's founding in 1929.