Ann Temkin to Step Down as MoMA’s Chief Painting and Sculpture Curator After 18 Years

Ann Temkin, the Museum of Modern Art’s chief curator of painting and sculpture for 18 years, will retire from the role in January 2027, the museum announced Monday. She will, however, continue to shape the New York institution’s programming, taking on a newly created position as an adviser to the director, Christophe Cherix, ahead of the museum’s centennial in 2029.Temkin joined MoMA in 2003 as a curator of painting and sculpture and was promoted to head of the department in 20