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29.06.2010
LARS NITTVE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, M+ OF THE WEST KOWLOON CULTURAL DISTRICT AUTHORITY (WCKDA)
The West Kowloon Cultural District Authority (WCKDA) has announced that Lars Nittve, current director of Stockholm’s Moderna Museet and member of the Board of CIMAM, has been appointed Executive Director, M+ of the WCKDA. In his new capacity, Nittve will be responsible for all content and exhibitions of Museum Plus (M+), a groundbreaking new museum concept planned at the future West Kowloon Cultural District (WKCD), and the Exhibition Centre with focus on arts, culture and the creative industry.
The appointment is effective January 2011. Lars Nittve will report directly to the CEO of the WKCDA.
From 1978-1985 Nittve lectured on art history at the University of Stockholm while concurrently writing as senior art critic for Stockholm’s Svenska Dagbladet newspaper and as contributor to New York’s Artforum magazine.
Beginning in 1986 he embarked upon a career in museum curating and directing that saw him successfully hold posts at the Moderna Museet, the Rooseum in Malmo, Sweden, and the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Humlebaek, Denmark. In 1998 he was named the first Director of Tate Modern, which opened in May 2000 to great acclaim. During his time there, he led Tate Modern from its initial development into one of the leading modern art museums in the world, establishing its reputation as a must-see attraction in London. In its first year, Tate Modern drew over 5 million visitors.
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