Since 2010, Stein Olav Henrichsen has worked to further develop Munchmuseet’s operations. Under his leadership, the museum has increased its international activities. The number of domestic and foreign visitors has risen sharply. Parallel with this, Mr Henrichsen has also been responsible for the construction of the new MUNCH in Oslo, which will open during the autumn of 2021.<\/p>\n
“Stein Olav Henrichsen has faced challenges similar to those that we must address. It is about making our museum in Stockholm’s Old Town more relevant to the local residents and about developing digital storytelling, at the same time as we start creating completely new experiences in a new building for our activities at Slussen. Thomas Perlmann will provide us with valuable expertise from the institution that selects the Nobel Prize laureates in Physiology or Medicine”, says Vidar Helgesen, Executive Director of the Nobel Foundation and Chairman of the Board of the Nobel Prize Museum.<\/span><\/p>\n “Nobel Prize Museum carries out important activities based on strong, exciting plans and visions. I look forward to being involved in highlighting humanism, knowledge and art at a time when this is perhaps more vital than ever”, says Stein Olav Henrichsen.<\/p>\n “Because of my many years of working to select the laureates in Physiology or Medicine, I am really passionate about the important task of spreading knowledge about Alfred Nobel’s vision and his various prizes. It will be both fun and exciting to engage myself more actively as a member of the museum’s board”, says Professor Perlmann.<\/p>\n Stein Olav Henrichsen is a former Director of the Bergen National Opera. He has managed a number of cultural institutions and networks and has held many board positions both nationally and internationally. He has served on several Norwegian government cultural policy committees and has long experience from international cooperation.<\/p>\n