Ingrid Røynesdal (born 1978) is a Norwegian museum director. She has been director of the

National Museum of Norway The National Museum (, officially the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design) is a museum in Oslo, Norway which holds the Norwegian state's public collection of art, architecture, and design objects. The collection totals over 400,000 w ...

since 2023.

Personal life and education

Born in

Trondheim Trondheim ( , , ; ), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros, and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2022, it had a population of 212,660. Trondheim is the third most populous municipality in Norway, and is ...

in 1978, Røynesdal graduated in

political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and Power (social and political), power, and the analysis of political activities, political philosophy, political thought, polit ...

from the

University of Oslo The University of Oslo (; ) is a public university, public research university located in Oslo, Norway. It is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation#Europe, oldest university in Norway. Originally named the Royal Frederick Univ ...

in 2005, and as pianist from

Norwegian Academy of Music The Norwegian Academy of Music (Norwegian: ''Norges musikkhøgskole'', NMH) is a university-level music conservatory located in Oslo, Norway, in the neighbourhood of Majorstuen, Frogner. It is the largest music academy in Norway and offers the ...

the same year.

Career

Røynesdal served as leader of the

Oslo Philharmonic The Oslo Philharmonic () is a Norwegian symphony orchestra based in Oslo, Norway. The orchestra traces its roots to the Philharmonic Society founded in 1847 and the Christiania Musical Association co-founded by Edvard Grieg in 1871, and was esta ...

from 2013 to 2023. In 2023 she was appointed director of the

National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design The National Museum (, officially the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design) is a museum in Oslo, Norway which holds the Norwegian state's public collection of art, architecture, and design objects. The collection totals over 400,000 w ...

Oslo Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022 ...

, succeeding

Karin Hindsbo Karin Hindsbo (born 1974) is a Danish art history, art historian and museum director. She has been the director of the Tate Modern in London since September 2023. She was previously the director of the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Des ...

. She has been a board member of

Aschehoug H. Aschehoug & Co. (W. Nygaard), commonly known as Aschehoug,() is one of the largest independent publishing companies in Norway, founded in 1872. Headquartered in Oslo, the publishing house has 480 employees. The Aschehoug group also comprises o ...

, the

Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival ULTIMA Oslo Contemporary Music Festival is a Norwegian music festival for contemporary music. Background Ultima is Scandinavia's largest contemporary music festival, and since 1991 it has been a key arena for contemporary music and related art ...

and

Arbeidsgiverforeningen Spekter Arbeidsgiverforeningen Spekter is an employers' organisation in Norway. It was established in 1993 as the Norwegian Association of Publicly Owned Companies (''Norges arbeidsgiverforening for virksomheter med offentlig tilknytning''). The name was ...

References

1978 births Living people People from Trondheim Norwegian political scientists University of Oslo alumni Norwegian Academy of Music alumni Directors of museums in Norway Women museum directors {{Norway-bio-stub