Director of Museum of Arts and Design Resigns Post

Jorge Daniel Veneciano Credit Jenna Bascom, via Museum of Arts and Design

A mere five months after becoming director of the Museum of Arts and Design, Jorge Daniel Veneciano is stepping down on Jan. 31, the museum announced on Thursday.

Mr. Veneciano, who was hired after an extensive international search, “will shift his focus to writing and consulting at the intersection of cultural policy, immigrant rights and civic engagement,” the museum said in its announcement.

In an interview, the museum’s chairwoman, Michele Cohen, who will serve as interim director, said: “We would have hoped it would have lasted longer. But we’re respecting his decision to pursue other things. We’ve done this before but hopefully we don’t have to do it again.”

At least not so soon.

Mr. Veneciano, with a respected track record as an administrator and fund-raiser, came to the museum in October, after just two years as director of El Museo del Barrio. He succeeded Glenn Adamson, who was hired at the Museum of Arts and Design in 2013.

“Current political events compel me to turn my attention to pressing needs in the cultural sector,” Mr. Veneciano said in a statement. “I remain a great admirer of the Museum of Arts and Design, and I am confident that it will be in good hands going forward.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/19/arts/design/director-of-museum-of-arts-and-design-resigns-post.html