After the Museum of Modern Art faced a storm of criticism for confirming expansion plans involving demolishing the former home of the American Folk Art Museum, Page Six has learned that the board of trustees has called an emergency meeting this week, with plans to install someone new.
According to sources close to the museum, MoMA’s board — which already includes heavy hitters Ronald S. Lauder, Agnes Gund, Ron Perelman, Michael Ovitz, Richard Parsons and Sid Bass — will name at the meeting a new trustee to help guide them through the controversy.
Sources told us the possible new addition could be Michael Bloomberg, but a MoMA rep said, “The information you heard is incorrect.”
MoMA has said it will raze the neighboring 13-year-old building on West 53rd Street that was built by husband-and-wife firm Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects.
Williams and Tsien have said publicly of MoMA’s plan, “This action represents a missed opportunity to find new life and purpose for a building that is meaningful to so many.”