Melissa Chiu, new director of the Guggenheim Museum, talks about the role of culture in a time of turmoil
Melissa Chiu, longtime director of the Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, announced in April that she would be leaving for a new role as director of New York’s Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. As Chiu concludes her successful tenure at the Hirshhorn, one of 19 Smithsonian museums, the Trump administration has continued to target the Smithsonian Institution in an effort to “remove…
Melissa Chiu, the former director of the Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, has been appointed as the new director of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York. Chiu, who previously led the Hirshhorn for a decade, has expressed her excitement about the Guggenheim's architectural design by Frank Lloyd Wright and the museum's reputation for groundbreaking exhibitions and an impressive collection.
As she prepares to take the helm at the Guggenheim on September 1, Chiu spoke about her tenure at the Hirshhorn, the role of culture during challenging times, and the future of museum experiences.
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