Madeleine Grynsztejn, the director of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago for nearly 20 years, will be stepping down at the end of the year. She has been with the MCA for nearly two decades, including being the first female director and having the longest tenure in the role. Since 2015, the museum has committed to featuring and acquiring the work of as many women as men, with a 50% increase in funding. During her tenure, the building was renovated with 13,000 square feet of free public space and a space called The Commons to act as a space that bridges different perspectives. She also noted notable exhibitions, including a retrospective for the living American painter Kerry James Marshall.