Interviews

Glenn D. Lowry became the sixth director of The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in 1995. He has overseen the physical transformation of the museum’s campus through two building campaigns that have more than doubled the size of MoMA’s galleries, quintupled its endowment,...

Mark Volpe served as President and CEO of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) from September 1997 until June 2021. In his role, he was responsible for all the activities of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston Pops, and Tanglewood as well as the real estate holdings...

Lisa Wolfin is the founder of the Vancouver Visual Art Foundation (VVAF), a non-profit organization that produces events and programs in British Columbia, including Art Vancouver. Lisa Wolfin is a new member of the MMIAM International Advisory Committee. Are you an...

Maura Sheffler is an arts management and grantmaking professional with a passion for creating a more vibrant, equitable, and efficient cultural sector. She serves as the Donna Wilhelm Family President and Executive Director of The Arts Community Alliance (TACA) in...

Megan Heber is a former full-time musician, an arts management professor at SMU, and a nonprofit leader. In March, she was awarded SMU’s HOPE Professor of the Year for graduate students. In May, she will officially begin her role as co-director of the MMIAM program....

Christopher Gruits is the Executive and Artistic Director of Penn Live Arts at the University of Pennsylvania, one of the nation's premier university-based arts presenters. With over 25 years of national and international experience in the arts and cultural sector, he...

Anne Eschapasse is President and Chief Executive Officer of Montréal’s McCord Stewart Museum. She has more than 20 years of international experience leading museums and cross-disciplinary teams in developing and delivering high-profile initiatives and programs at...

In celebration of the MMIAM program’s 10th anniversary, I sat down with Professor François Colbert, founder and Co-Director of the MMIAM, to chat about the program’s origins, his experiences over the past decade, and what he sees for the program’s future. Professor...

Dr. Sophie Galaise joined the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra as its first female Managing Director in April 2016. She has been on the board of Symphony Services International since 2013 and was elected Chair in November 2021. She is a member of the Advisory Council of...

Sylvain Audette is a professor and Research Chair in the Management of Energy sector at HEC Montréal. At the university, he teaches several classes, including a six-week Research Methods course for the MMIAM program. This class is notoriously challenging. Continue...

Ekkehard Jung is a German musician and arts administrator living in Berlin. He is Managing Director and Partner for the European FilmPhilharmonic Institute as well as the Managing Director and Owner of his own firm, Ekkehard Jung Artists & Projects. He is a new...

Laura Hirvi is a German-Finnish cultural anthropologist living and working in Berlin. She is Managing Director of Virtual Reality Berlin-Brandenburg (VRBB), a post she has occupied since August 2021. Earlier this summer, Laura joined the MMIAM International Advisory...