#521 Max Hollein (Director and CEO of The Metropolitan Museum) | He Runs the World's Greatest Museum and Never Had a Career Plan

#521 Max Hollein (Director and CEO of The Metropolitan Museum) | He Runs the World's Greatest Museum and Never Had a Career Plan

From TheBoldWay by Adrien Garcia

April 20, 2026 · 60 min · Episode 651

About this episode

Max Hollein discusses his role as Director and CEO of The Metropolitan Museum, sharing insights on leadership, fundraising, and the art world.

🎙️ Sponsors du mois🌐 Squarespace — la plateforme no-code, boostée par l’IA, pour créer et développer votre site web tout-en-un.🛡️ MAIF — Épisode Assurance & indépendants : les erreurs qui peuvent vous coûter cher | En partenariat avec la MAIF. — Thanks to Max for stopping by TheBoldWay. Max Hollein is the Director and CEO of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, in other words, the man running one of the most influential and powerful museums in the world. The son of one of the most controversial Austrian architects of his generation, he grew up surrounded by artworks, death threats called into the family home, and heated cultural debates. Today, at the helm of The Met, he's steering a $700 million renovation project, entirely privately funded, and more than $1.5 billion in total works. In this episode, we went straight to his office in New York. He tells us how you convince billionaires to sign eight-figure checks for art, why he never had a career plan, and how he picked a nearly unknown Mexican architect to build The Met's new modern wing against the advice of all the big names. We also talk about AI, the future of New York, family legacy, and what you really need…

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