Guggenheim Foundation Appoints Melissa Chiu as Director of Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York
Thursday, April 9, 2026 · 1 min read
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation has named Dr. Melissa Chiu as Director of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, effective September 1, 2026. Dr. Chiu, who currently leads the Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, will oversee artistic direction and operations for the New York flagship. She joins a global leadership team under Foundation CEO Dr. Mariët Westermann that includes directors in Venice, Bilbao, and the forthcoming Abu Dhabi site.
- Artists: Nam June Paik, Yoko Ono, Mariko Mori, Yang Fudong
- People: Melissa Chiu, Mariët Westermann, Karole P. B. Vail, Miren Arzalluz, Stephanie Rosenthal, J. Tomilson Hill
- Museums: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, Asia Society Museum
- Locations: New York, Venice, Bilbao, Abu Dhabi, Washington, D.C.
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