Oslo’s National Museum only opened last year, with Hindsbo leading its creation. It merged four major art and design institutions within Norway, combining them under one roof in what is now the largest museum across Scandinavia.
The museum, which cost an estimated £500 million, also served as the new home for Edvard Munch’s painting Scream.
Tate’s director, Maria Balshaw, said: “[Hindsbo’s] nuanced and diverse approach to expressing national and transnational artistic ecologies chimes with Tate Modern’s ethos brilliantly.”
📢 We’re excited to announce that Karin Hindsbo will be the next Director of #TateModern! Karin is currently the Director of @NasjonalMuseet and will join us in September 2023. 🏭
Welcome to Tate, @KarinHindsbo! pic.twitter.com/pr99wDjN30
— Tate (@Tate) April 28, 2023
Hindsbo takes over the role from Frances Morris, who has been director since 2016. Morris’ tenure has seen the expansion and diversification of Tate Modern’s collection, while also navigating the Covid-19 pandemic.
London’s museums have struggled to recoup visitors post-pandemic. Tate Modern was the fourth most visited museum in the world in 2022, with 4.1 million visitors last year, however that number was still 36 per cent lower than in 2019.
That will be one of Hindsbo’s most pressing issues when she takes over the role, as well as ongoing reform around museums and climate change. Tate declared a “climate emergency” in 2019.
