Glenn Lowry, who stepped down last month after 30 years as director of the Museum of Modern Art, has given a wide-ranging interview on the podcast *The Art World: What If…?!* with Charlotte Burns. He discusses the Trump administration’s threats to museums’ tax-exempt status, his upcoming advisory roles for the Islamic Arts Biennale in Jeddah and the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art in Delhi, a prospective leadership campaign for Alice Walton’s Art Bridges Foundation, and a series of talks at the Louvre titled “I Want a Museum. I Need a Museum. I Imagine a Museum.”
Lowry’s reflections come at a pivotal moment for American museums, as he warns that federal attacks on nonprofit status could undermine the cultural sector’s financial foundation. His pivot to the Middle East and South Asia signals a shift in global art-world influence, while his continued engagement with major institutions like the Louvre and Art Bridges underscores the lasting impact of his leadership and the evolving role of museum directors in navigating political and philanthropic pressures.