How the Director of the Leslie-Lohman Museum Gets It Done

Before she took the reins as executive director of the Leslie Lohman Museum of Art, the only institution in the world dedicated to fostering LGBTQ+ art, Alyssa Nitchun had an eclectic résumé. She sold women’s lingerie at Patricia Field, managed Agent Provocateur’s original Soho boutique, DJ’d, fundraised for CUNY’s Center for LGBTQ Studies, and assisted Artforum’s publisher. “My professional path has been winding and marked by a lot...