As predicted here on Monday, Susan Sellers, Head of Design at the Metropolitan Museum,* is departing and returning to private practice. The memo from the top came this morning and said, in part:
We are grateful for her work on the brand strategy and identity, The Met Breuer opening, and the introduction of new design initiatives throughout the Museum. She will remain a trusted resource and dear friend to The Met, where her design legacy will long be felt.
These memos are always strange, sometimes praising troublesome “accomplishments”–e.g., in this case, the rebranding campaign,–and yet ignoring some actual accomplishments.
I don’t plan to chronicle every departure from the Met. But there will be more and when it hits critical curatorial staff, I hope to let you know.
*I consult to a foundation that supports the Met.