One of the departing execs, the director of human resources, left over conflict with his boss, the deputy director, and alleged retaliation which he said constituted a “hostile environment.” The other was senior curator Mia Locks, who joined the museum in 2019 in part to oversee its new IDEA Initiative (for inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility); in her resignation email, she said that “MOCA’s leadership is not yet ready to fully embrace IDEA.” – Los Angeles Times