Christophe Cherix new MoMA director after three decades under Glenn Lowry's leadership

The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) announced today that, after an intensive six-month international search, the Board of Trustees has unanimously made the decision to appoint Christophe Cherix as the new David Rockefeller Director. Cherix will take office in September 2025, succeeding Glenn David Lowry, who led the museum for three decades, marking one of the longest terms in the institution’s history. Cherix joined MoMA’s curatorial staff in 2007 and has held the position of Robert Lehman Foundation Chief Curator of Drawings and Prints since 2013. His appointment to this position followed an internal reorganization that unified the Department of Prints and Illustrated Books, of which he had been Chief Curator since 2010, with the Department of Drawings. Before coming to MoMA, Cherix was curator of the Cabinet des Estampes at the Musée d’art et d’histoire in Geneva.

At MoMA, he curated numerous exhibitions, including ED RUSCHA / NOW THEN (2024), Betye Saar: Legends of Black Girl’s Window (with Esther Adler, 2019), Adrian Piper: A Synthesis of Institutions, 1965-2016 (with Connie Butler and David Platzker, 2018), Marcel Broodthaers: A Retrospective (with Manuel Borja-Villel, 2016), Yoko Ono: One Woman Show, 1960-1971 (with Klaus Biesenbach, 2015), Jasper Johns: Regrets (with Ann Temkin, 2014), Print/Out (2012), Contemporary Art from the Collection (with Kathy Halbreich, 2010), and In & Out of Amsterdam: Travels in Conceptual Art, 1960-1976 (2009). His contribution has been instrumental in the acquisition and integration into the museum’s collections of important nuclei, including the Merrill C. Berman Collection, the Herman and Nicole Daled Collection and Archives, the Seth Siegelaub Collection and Archives, the Gilbert and Lila Silverman Fluxus Collection and Archives, and the Art & Project/Depot VBVR Collection.

Born in Switzerland, Cherix holds a license ès lettres from the University of Geneva. In 2010 he was a Fellow at the Center for Curatorial Leadership in New York, an experience that included a residency at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

“MoMA has long been a leader in embracing new forms of expression, amplifying the voices of artists around the world and engaging the broadest audiences on site and online,” says Christophe Cherix. “As the museum approaches its centennial, my top priority is to support its exceptional staff and ensure that its unique ability to navigate the ever-evolving present continues to thrive.”

“I have had the privilege of working with Christophe for over fifteen years at MoMA, and I am delighted that the Board has chosen him to be the Museum’s next director,” says Glenn David Lowry. “In the months ahead, we will work together to ensure a smooth and successful transition. Christophe is a gifted and talented curator, and I look forward to seeing the Museum evolve and thrive under his able direction.”

“Christophe’s brilliant curatorial leadership in modern and contemporary art,” says President Marie-Josée Kravis, “deep insight and passion for MoMA’s collection and reputation for stable stewardship have stood out as indispensable qualities to face the moment as the Museum’s next director. We are thrilled that after a rigorous global search, the trustees voted unanimously to nominate Christophe and that he accepted the appointment.”

“Christophe’s excellence in academics,” added board chair Sarah Arison, “strong relationships with artists and internationally respected research and publications set him apart in an international group of outstanding candidates. We look forward to working together to support a smooth and substantive leadership transition and to lay the strongest possible foundation for MoMA’s continued success under his new leadership.”

Christophe Cherix new MoMA director after three decades under Glenn Lowry's leadership

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