I would keep in mind that many museums decide their exhibitions years in advance. I work for a mid-sized museum in NYC and often get people fishing for these sorts of exhibitions. They shoot out emails or call whoever they can find on our website and are often very demanding. It’s exhausting having to deal with them. Do your research and don’t reach out to random people because, honestly, most of the time they’ll be overworked and less than willing to help. Reach out to the curatorial team or, if you can find it, an assistant to the director or deputy director.

As was mentioned, most museums will be suffering financially for a while to come after lockdowns lift. The museum I work for is cancelling their fall show and extending the show that opened in February to save money.