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Lars Nittve
Former Founding Director, Tate Modern
Lars Nittve is an art historian, curator and writer. For almost thirty years he was the director of some of the
world’s leading museums of modern and contemporary art, including the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art,
Humlebæk; Tate Modern, London; Moderna Museet, Stockholm and most recently M+, Hong Kong.In 2016 he
established Nittve InformationAB, based in the mountain resort of Åre, Sweden, acting as an independent
writer and advisor to museums and foundations worldwide.From 2021 his primary role is as Partner and Chair
of the Investment Committee of the impact investment fund Arte Collectum.
To serve as a juror for the inaugural TOURISE Award proved unexpectedly revelatory. Having travelled widely as the director of several major art museums, I found myself reflecting on the many places I had visited - and, in some cases, worked in - from an entirely different perspective. No longer solely through a professional lens, but through the eyes of the curious, engaged traveler.