Tag: Resigns

  • High Museum COO Resigns After $600K Disappeared

    News An internal investigation traced “financial irregularities” back to Brady Lum, who had served as the Atlanta art museum’s chief operating officer since 2019. The High Museum of Art in Atlanta (photo CC BY-SA 2.0 by Aleksandr Zykov via Flickr) The chief operating officer at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta has resigned after read more

    High Museum COO Resigns After 0K Disappeared
  • High Museum COO Resigns After Alleged $600,000 Misappropriation, Case Referred to Federal Prosecutors

    The chief operating officer of Atlanta’s High Museum of Art has resigned after an internal investigation found that approximately $600,000 was allegedly misappropriated over several years and the matter was referred to federal prosecutors, according to theAtlanta Journal-Constitution. Brady Lum, who had served as COO since 2019, tendered his resignation on Dec. 9 amid the read more

    High Museum COO Resigns After Alleged 0,000 Misappropriation, Case Referred to Federal Prosecutors
  • Louvre Director Resigns Amid Heist Fallout

    News Laurence des Cars’s resignation comes months after the infamous jewel heist drew international ire. Laurence des Cars before the National Assembly cultural affairs committee at the Palais Bourbon in Paris, on November 19, 2025 (photo by Bertrand GUAY / AFP via Getty Images) Laurence des Cars resigned from her post as the president and read more

    Louvre Director Resigns Amid Heist Fallout
  • Louvre Director Laurence des Cars Resigns After Heist and Internal Turmoil

    After a prolonged period of internal turmoil that has included a widely publicized heist, striking workers, two structural leaks, and a ticketing scam, the Louvre has lost its director. On Tuesday, French President Emmanuel Macron said he had officially accepted the resignation of Laurence des Cars, who had led the Louvre since 2021. “Ms. Laurence read more

    Louvre Director Laurence des Cars Resigns After Heist and Internal Turmoil
  • David A. Ross Resigns From School of Visual Arts After Epstein Revelations

    News In January 2015, years after Epstein’s conviction, the former museum leader told him that he was “still proud” to call him a friend. David A. Ross (photo By Lea Suzuki/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images) David A. Ross, chair of the School of Visual Arts (SVA) MFA Art Practice Department for 17 years, read more

    David A. Ross Resigns From School of Visual Arts After Epstein Revelations
  • SVA Chair David A. Ross Resigns After Epstein Files Reveal Ties: ‘I’m Still Proud to Call You a Friend’ 

    David A. Ross, a writer and curator who led museums nationwide, resigned on Tuesday from his position as chair of the MFA art practice program at New York’s School of Visual Arts (SVA), a post he had held since 2009, after ARTnews revealed that he makes a number of appearances in the newly released files read more

    SVA Chair David A. Ross Resigns After Epstein Files Reveal Ties: ‘I’m Still Proud to Call You a Friend’ 
  • Philadelphia Art Museum Executive Behind Controversial Rebrand Resigns

    The marketing executive behind the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s divisive rebranding campaign has resigned, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Paul Dien, who joined the museum in 2023 as chief marketing under former museum director and CEO Sasha Suda, will leave effective February 1, the museum confirmed. According to The Philadelphia Inquirer, Dien has accepted a consultancy read more

    Philadelphia Art Museum Executive Behind Controversial Rebrand Resigns