Axel Rüger to Head Royal Academy of Arts

February 13th, 2019

Axel Rüger, head of Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum for more than a decade, has been appointed as the new head of the Royal Academy of Arts, The Guardian reports. “I am excited about the opportunity to join at this critical moment and to work to tell great stories through ambitious and varied exhibitions, innovative programs and debate and, more generally, to make the RA, its activities and collections even more accessible to audiences from around the globe,” he says.

Read more at The Guardian