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Tone Hansen

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Tone Hansen
Born1970 (age 53–54)
Kirkenes, Norway
Alma materNorwegian National Academy of Fine Arts
OccupationMuseum director
Employer(s)Henie Onstad Kunstsenter
Munch Museum

Tone Hansen (born 1970) is a Norwegian artist, curator and museum director. She has been director of the Munch Museum since 2022.

Career

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Born in Kirkenes in 1970, Hansen grew up in Klæbu. She studied at the Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts between 1994 and 1998, and had further studies at Konsthögskolan i Malmö.[1]

She was curator at the Henie Onstad Kunstsenter from 2008, and director of the museum from 2011 to 2022.[1] From 2022 she was appointed director of the Munch Museum in Oslo.[2]

She chaired the Arts Council Norway from 2016 to 2019.[3][4]

Her publications include the book Hvordan tenke museum i dag? from 2007. She also edited the anthologies What does Public mean? from 2006, and The New Administration of Aesthetics from 2007.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Lauritzen, Vibeke; Haugen, Morten O. (10 September 2024). "Tone Hansen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Tone Hansen blir Munchmuseet sin nye direktør". nrk.no (in Norwegian). 12 May 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Henie Onstad-direktør Tone Hansen ny leder i Kulturrådet". regjeringen.no (in Norwegian). 18 December 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  4. ^ Haugen, Morten O. "Norsk kulturråd". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 1 October 2024.