Jessica Morgan Named Tate's New Director
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- Jessica Morgan has been appointed the new Director of Tate, returning to the British museum group where she previously worked before Brexit, the pandemic, and steep cuts to the arts.
- Her subsequent tenure at Dia Art Foundation suggests she is an optimistic appointment for Tate, though the source does not specify what she did at Dia or how it translates to Tate's recovery.
Why it matters: Tate is bringing back a former staffer who left before Brexit, the pandemic, and steep arts cuts reshaped the institution, betting that her Dia Art Foundation experience equips her to restore the museum group's standing. The challenge she inherits is one the source itself names: whether anyone can revive Tate's pre-crisis 'glory days.'
