Jessica Morgan is appointed as the new director of Tate, succeeding Maria Balshaw, who leaves the role after nine years at the end of the spring. Multiple outlets report that Morgan is currently based in New York, where she leads the Dia Art Foundation, a position she has held since 2015. Prior to that, she worked at Tate for more than a decade as a curator, and the appointment is described as a return to the organisation. One report characterizes Morgan as the leading candidate in the selection process to replace Balshaw, while another notes that she is 57 years old. Details about the timeline for Morgan’s start are not included in the provided excerpts. The reports frame the leadership change as taking place at a “critical juncture” for Tate, as the museum transitions to new management following Balshaw’s departure.