Camilla Mordhorst (born 8 September 1970) is a museum professional from Denmark. She has been director of the Danish Cultural Institute since 2019 and President of EUNIC since July 2023.[1]
Camilla Mordhorst | |
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.jpg) Camilla Mordhorst in 2013 | |
| Born | Camilla Mordhorst 1970 Denmark |
| Nationality | danish |
| Occupation | museum professional |
| Known for | President of EUNIC |
Mordhorst studied at the Nørre Gymnasium in Denmark, graduated in communication and European ethnology from Roskilde University 1996 and earned a Ph.D. at the National Museum in 2003. In 2004 she was employed at the Medical Museum.[2] From 2009 to 2013 she was museum inspector and head of the communication unit at the Museum of Copenhagen. From 1 June 2013, Camilla Mordhorst was director of the Maritime Museum in Helsingør, where she succeeded Jørgen Selmer.[3]
On 1 May 2015, she took over as deputy director at the National Museum.[3]
Camilla Mordhorst took up the position of director of the Danish Cultural Institute on 1 January 2019, and was named President of the board of European Union National Institutes for Culture in July 2023.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b EUNIC, EU National Institutes for Culture- (2022-07-01). "EUNIC General Assembly held in Munich". EU National Institutes for Culture - EUNIC. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
- ^ "Find bio". Kraks Blå Bog. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
- ^ a b "Nationalmuseets vicedirektør stopper: Camilla Mordhorst bliver generalsekretær for Dansk Kulturinstitut". Politiken (in Danish). 2018-12-04. Retrieved 2023-07-05.