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Makeda Best

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Makeda Best

Makeda Best Appointed MoMA's Next Chief Curator of Photography

The Museum of Modern Art has named Makeda Best its incoming Chief Curator of Photography, eighty-four years after founding the department in 1940. Culture Type labelled the appointment 'historic.'

October 12, 2026

MoMA Names Makeda Best as Photography Curator in New York

MoMA has named Makeda Best as its next curator of photography, according to Artnet News. The appointment gives the New York museum a permanent leader…

October 12, 2026

Makeda Best Tapped to Lead MoMA's Photography Department

Makeda Best will lead MoMA's photography department, artforum.com reports. The announcement offers almost nothing else: no start date, no title, no q…

October 12, 2026