Ólöf K. Sigurðardóttir is the new Director of Reykjavík Art Museum

Ólöf served as the director of Hafnarborg, cultural and artistic center of Hafnarfjörður from 2008-2015 where she was the artistic director. She was responsible for the exhibitions program and other professional activities such as the museum education program, concerts and other cultural events. As an administrator at Hafnarborg she has also been responsible for strategic planning, management, finance, operations and all administrative management at the museum.

For years Ólöf served also as the head of the education department at Reykjavík Art Museum. 

Ólöf Kristín Sigurðardóttir graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2003 with a master's degree in Arts Administration.  She graduated from the Icelandic College of Art and Crafts in 1989.

The hiring is for five years.