A month after resigning as director of the cash-strapped Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, Jeremy Strick has found a new job, the New York Times reports.

Starting in early March, he will be director of the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas.  

The Nasher has been looking for a director since Steven A. Nash resigned in March 2007 to become director of the Palm Springs Art Museum. Strick first interviewed with the Nasher last spring and his appointment was well under way when news broke that MOCA was on the verge of financial collapse. During Strick’s directorship, the California institution’s endowment fell from about $50 million in 1999 to $6 million last year. The museum was able to survive the crisis thanks to a $30 million bailout by billionaire philanthropist Eli Broad after Strick's resignation.  

“Jeremy was far and away the best person” for the Nasher position, said David J. Haemisegger, president of the center's board. “There was immediate chemistry.”

When asked if he was concerned about Strick’s record at MOCA, Haemisegger replied, “We clearly did our due diligence, and nothing caused us to back away.”

The Nasher, which opened in October 2003 with works gathered by Raymond and Patsy Nasher, houses an impressive collection including works by Calder, de Kooning, Giacometti, Picasso, Matisse, Miró, and Rodin. The institution is also on strong financial footing. By the time Mr. Nasher’s estate is settled — he died in 2007, his wife in 1988 — the institution could have an endowment of about $100 million, much of which remains in cash.