Glenn Lowry, former director of MoMA: 'We must not return to a narrow history of art'

Glenn Lowry, the former director of MoMA, in New York, on September 8, 2025. CLEMENT PASCAL/THE NEW YORK TIMES /REDUX/REA

Over nearly 30 years at the helm of the prestigious Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, Glenn Lowry turned a somewhat outdated institution into a model of innovation. From November 17 to December 1, he is scheduled to lead the Louvre Chair, a series of five lectures centered on the concept of the museum. In an interview with Le Monde, the historian reflected on the recent theft that struck the Louvre and the pressures facing American institutions since Donald Trump returned to the White House.

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