Bonn - White smoke rose, although not, but the relief was felt to everybody: We have a new director of the Federal Art Gallery!
His name is Dr. Robert Fleck is 51 years old, father of a twelve year old daughter and currently still director of Deichtorhallen in Hamburg.Erleichterung because it did not look long for a solution later this year.
You know, the contract will run from the Interim Superintendent Dr. Christoph Vitali end of 2008. The body was indeed timely tendered, but found in a first round probably not a suitable successor.
For the location of the Museum Mile is anything but simple: After the end of the era Wenzel Jacob / Wilfried Gatzweiler the Art and Exhibition Hall is facing a huge collection.
The viewing figures went down in 2007 fell dramatically - both in the exhibitions as well as the concerts at the Museum Square (EXPRESS reported). There was a deficit of more than two million euros. And for this year, the balance will turn out anything but rosy.
Nevertheless, there are Bernd Neumann, Minister of State for Culture, few days ago, optimistic, and he was right: By Robert Fleck an experienced exhibition organizer is to Bonn.
He was co-organizer of the 2nd European Biennial in Luxembourg, headed from 2000 to 2003 the art school in Nantes since 2004 and is director of the Deichtorhallen in Hamburg.
Good for the Federal Art Gallery in Bonn: The on 3 July 1957 born in Vienna, will take up spot at the beginning of 2009 his service. Commercial Director is Dr. Bernhard Spies.
