Photography: © Tate (Jai Monaghan)
Karin Hindsbo
Function
Chief Executive and Accounting Officer
Biography
Karin Hindsbo was born in Denmark and lived in Norway from 2012 to 2023. She holds a master’s degree in art history and served as Director of the National Museum, Oslo, from 2017 to 2023. During her tenure she oversaw the establishment of the new institution, completing the consolidation of the former National Gallery, Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, Museum of Contemporary Art, Museum of Architecture, and National Touring Exhibitions. The new museum opened in June 2022 in a 54,600 square metre building and cares for a collection of more than 400,000 objects, making it the largest museum in the Nordic countries.
Prior to this, Hindsbo held directorial positions at several art institutions in Norway and Denmark, including Kode in Bergen (2014–17), Sørlandets Kunstmuseum in Kristiansand (2012–14), Kunsthal Aarhus (2009–11), and Den Frie Centre for Contemporary Art in Copenhagen (2006–08). Earlier in her career she was Editor-in-Chief of the Danish cultural journal Øjeblikket and an external lecturer at the Institute of Art and Cultural Studies at the University of Copenhagen.
Hindsbo became Director of Tate Modern in September 2023 and Deputy Director of Tate in July 2024.
Director’s Office
The Director’s Office provides support to the Director, Chairman and Board of Trustees. The Office:
- leads Tate through the effective development, coordination and delivery of its strategy, co-ordinating the process of governance
- and takes the lead on internal policy development and Tate’s contribution to external policy.
The Director’s Office, led by Samuel Jones, comprises Governance and Policy, Internal Communications, and Administration.