Hindsbo appointed Tate Modern Director

The head of Scandinavia's largest museum KARIN HINDSBO is set to become Director of Tate Modern in September.

She will succeed Tate Modern's first female director FRANCES MORRIS, who announced her departure in November. 

Hindsbo has been Director of Oslo's National Museum since 2017. The institution opened last June, consisting of Norway's former National Gallery, Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, Museum of Contemporary Art and Museum of Architecture, alongside the country’s touring exhibitions.  

Prior to this, Hindsbo worked as Director of various arts institutions in Norway and Denmark, including Kode in Bergen. She is a former Editor in Chief of Danish cultural journal Øjeblikket, and an external lecturer at the Institute of Art and Cultural Studies at the University of Copenhagen. 

Tate Director MARIA BALSHAW said Hindsbo will bring “vision, creativity and a spirit of artistic ambition” to the role.
 
“The success of the new National Museum in Oslo – delivered in the midst of a global pandemic – is a testament to her skill as a leader.”

“Her nuanced and diverse approach to expressing national and transnational artistic ecologies chimes with Tate Modern’s ethos brilliantly,” Balshaw added. 

Hindsbo said she is “beyond excited” to join Tate Modern.

“Tate Modern has always been a special place for me and I have had some of my greatest experiences encountering art there,” she added.

“I am eager to continue the magnificent work being done, creating a unique and inspiring museum for a wide and diverse audience.”