Barcelona MACBA Names Elvira Dyangani Ose New Director

By Maximiliano Duran, For Art News

Elvira Dyangani Ose will be the next director of the Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA), one of Spain’s most important museums. She begins her five-year contract this year and replaces outgoing director Ferran Barenblit, who has led the museum for six years. Dyangani Ose is the first woman and the first Black person to lead MACBA since its founding in 1987.

Since 2018, Dyangani Ose has been the director and chief curator of the Showroom in London, which is known for commissioning site-specific exhibitions by emerging artists. She is also currently a lecturer on visual cultures at Goldsmiths, University of London.Elvira Dyangani Ose will be the next director of the Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA), one of Spain’s most important museums. She begins her five-year contract this year and replaces outgoing director Ferran Barenblit, who has led the museum for six years. Dyangani Ose is the first woman and the first Black person to lead MACBA since its founding in 1987

Since 2018, Dyangani Ose has been the director and chief curator of the Showroom in London, which is known for commissioning site-specific exhibitions by emerging artists. She is also currently a lecturer on visual cultures at Goldsmiths, University of London.

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