Hirshhorn Interim Director Kerry Brougher to become director of Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Museum

Kerry Brougher, the interim director of the Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, will become director of the new Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Museum in Los Angeles. News of the final negotiations was first reported by Variety and The Hollywood Reporter. An academy spokesperson confirmed the report that Brougher will lead the forthcoming museum, a $300 million project expected to break ground later this year.