Board of Directors

Chairman of the Board, Mads Kähler Holst

Archaeologist Mads Kähler Holst is director of Moesgaard Museum and professor at Aarhus University.

Appointed by: Ministry of Culture

Appointment period: 01.06.2020 – 31.03.2027

Tine Smedegaard Andersen

Tine Smedegaard Andersen is Deputy Director of the National Museum of Denmark and has a background as Cand.Theol. from Aarhus University.

Appointed by: Ministry of Culture

Appointment period: 01.06.2022 - 31.03.2028

Thomas Solak

Musician Thomas Solak is an associate professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Music.

Appointed by: The Academy Council and the Academy of Music

Appointment period: 01.06.2020 - 31.03.2028

Mette Kit Jensen

Mette Kit Jensen holds a diploma in art from the Hochschule für Bildende Künste, Hamburg and an MA in art theory and communication from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts.

Appointed by: The Academy Council and the Academy of Music

Appointment period: 01.04.2024 - 31.03.2028

Peter Taksøe-Jensen

Peter Taksøe-Jensen is Denmark's Ambassador to Italy and Permanent Representative to the UN in Rome.

Appointed by: Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Appointment period: 01.12.2024 - 30.11.2028

Mikkel Bogh

Professor og centerleder, Institut for Kunst- og Kulturvidenskab. Han har været lektor i kunsthistorie og moderne kulturstudier ved Aarhus og Københavns Universitet (1994–2005), og derefter leder af to institutter ved KU. Fra 2005 til 2014 var han rektor for Billedkunstskolerne ved Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi, og 2014–2023 direktør for Statens Museum for Kunst. Siden 1. juni 2023 har han været professor og leder af Center for Praksisbaserede Kunststudier ved Københavns Universitet. Han sidder i bestyrelserne for bl.a. Overgaden (formand), Ribe Kunstmuseum, Henie Onstad Kunstsenter, Art Hub Copenhagen og Gernes Fonden.

Ekspertiseområder: Moderne og samtidskunst, europæisk kunst- og kulturhistorie (med særligt fokus på 1600-tallet), forskning og strategisk ledelse, kreativ ledelse og forandringsledelse i kulturelle institutioner.

Appointed by: Research Council for Culture and Communication

Appointment period: 01.04.2026-31.03.2030

Ulrik Langen

Ulrik Langen er professor i historie ved SAXO‑Instituttet, Københavns Universitet

Appointed by: The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters

Appointment period: 01.04.2026 – 31.03.2030

Subsidisers

Ministry of Culture

Queen Ingrid's Roman Foundation