Alexandra Munroe, who resigned as vice president of arts and culture at Japan Society in New York last summer, has been hired as the Guggenheim Museum’s first full-time curator of Asian art.

The Guggenheim has been seeking to open a branch in Asia, exploring partnerships in Hong Kong and Singapore, among other possibilities, and the creation is an indication of the institution’s commitment to expanding Asian programming and acquisitions.

Full Story: the Art Newspaper.

(via Great News Network)