Museum Director for Gothenburg Museum of Art

GÖTEBORGS KOMMUN · Full-time

Göteborgs Stad, Göteborg, Sweden

The Culture Administration works to foster a broad art and cultural life for everyone to participate in. We work for a sustainable and open city that places culture and art at the center. The Culture Administration has approximately 800 employees who primarily work within libraries, cultural centers, museums, and other cultural activities. About the Position Are you a change leader with experience from major public cultural institutions? Do you want to work for everyone's right to art experiences? Do you have a commitment to the importance of art and culture for individuals and society? Then you might be the one to lead the development of Gothenburg Museum of Art toward a century-defining art experience in Gothenburg. Gothenburg Museum of Art—one of the Nordic region's leading museums of fine art—is a much-beloved museum with internationally recognized collections, cutting-edge research and knowledge development, and innovative public programming. The iconic building on Götaplatsen will undergo a major renovation and expansion scheduled for 2029-2031. This will enable expanded and more accessible activities based on the museum's vision of ambitious art experiences with low barriers to entry for visitors. During the museum's closure, certain public programming will continue alongside internal preparation work for the reopening in 2032. Overall, this requires a leader who can build on the existing vision, prioritize effectively, and create stability during a period of significant change. We offer you a unique leadership opportunity for a recognized institution with high visibility in society that matters to many people. In this role, you are responsible for: leading the museum's development and transformation at a strategic level through several years of change and renewal being the primary responsible person for the museum's brand and artistic direction based on the vision that more people can discover art and experience their museum and its collections through clear direction, stability, and calm, unleashing the strength and competence of employees working in broad collaboration within the Culture Administration, with the city, and with a range of external stakeholders actively seeking opportunities for external funding and strategic partnerships You will be supported by two experienced unit managers and a competent staff with great dedication. You lead the management team's work and have overall responsibility for the museum as a leader, operational representative, and employer representative. Responsibility for finances, operational planning, goal-setting and follow-up work, and systematic workplace environment management are included. In your role as museum director, you are the primary responsible person for the museum's tasks within the renovation and expansion project, with support from other relevant managers, a development leader, and a project coordinator. You are also an important part of the management team for Gothenburg's Museums and Art Hall—one of Sweden's largest museum organizations, responsible for Gothenburg Museum of Art, Gothenburg City Museum, Röhsska Museum, Maritime Museum Aquarium, and Gothenburg Art Hall. We work together on a range of major projects such as constructing shared storage facilities and deepening development work for more equitable access to our institutions. We also contribute to the city's overarching goals and the Culture Administration's collaborative work. Qualifications We are looking for someone with: experience in strategic management of museum operations or other cultural activities with documented strong results experience in change management and leading through managers an academic degree in art history or a related field that the employer deems equivalent good knowledge of both contemporary and historical art and a broad network within the art field knowledge of museums' societal mission and experience from practical museum work, including collaboration with external stakeholders experience working in a politically governed organization experience with union collaboration good knowledge of Swedish and English; additional language skills are meriting It is meriting if you have: leadership training experience with renovation or relocation projects experience with audience development work and broadened participation initiatives international experience We see that you are structured, solution-oriented, attentive, and unpretentious. You can prioritize effectively and ensure both stability and progress. You have the ability to build good relationships and create collaborations that strengthen operational needs. Other Information Gothenburg City actively works to promote equal rights and opportunities and to counteract discrimination. We care about our employees' health and offer, among other things, wellness allowances, discounted gym memberships, and bicycle benefits. We have smoke-free work time. We recruit based on a competence-based recruitment process to ensure fair and equitable recruitment. In this recruitment, we do not use personal letters. Instead, you will answer questions related to the position's requirements and competencies to ensure a fair, norm-critical, and accurate process. Interviews are scheduled for October 6, 7, and 14. For candidates who advance in the process, additional interviews may be conducted on October 23, and management tests on November 5 or 12. To your interview, you need to bring valid identification (passport/national ID) and if necessary, proof of residence permit. This is so we as an employer can verify your identity and your right to work in Sweden. To those representing staffing and recruitment firms: Ahead of this recruitment, we have made decisions regarding recruitment channels and therefore decline further offers of advertising and recruitment assistance.