LEADING AN ART MUSEUM IS NOT THAT DIFFICULT

The ongoing debate in the art world about whether curators or businessmen make better museum directors is a red herring.
Whenever the debate is dragged into a discussion about hiring a director for an art museum, it diverts attention from four important questions:

1.Does the individual believe in fine art?

2.What values drive the person's thought process?

3.Is the individual big enough intellectually to embrace diverse ideas and attitudes?

4.What are the management and leadership skills of the candidate?Neither curators nor businessmen automatically qualify.

Many businessmen have better eyes and a greater passion for art than ­curators, and ...
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