Board of Trustees
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The Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees advises the Bucerius Kunst Forum on artistic, economic and organizational issues. It submits proposals for exhibition projects and plays a central role in networking with museums, exhibition houses and private lenders on a national and international level.
Chair of the Board of Trustees
Prof. Manuel J. Hartung
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the ZEIT STIFTUNG BUCERIUS
Members of the Board of Trustees
Since December 2025, we have been delighted to welcome three new members to the Board of Trustees of the Bucerius Kunst Forum. Prof. Dr. Dirk Boll, Dr. Iris Edenheiser, and Florian Illies will, alongside the existing members, enrich the board with their professional expertise and international networks.
Dr. Kathrin Baumstark
Director of the Bucerius Kunst Forum
Prof. Dr. Dirk Boll
Deputy Chairman, 20th & 21st Century Art, Christie’s EMEA, Christie's
Dr. Iris Edenheiser
Director of the Deutsches Hygiene-Museum, Dresden
Florian Illies
Author and Art Historian
Prof. Dr. Christiane Lange
Director of the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart
Dr. Ulrike Lorenz
President of the Klassik Stiftung Weimar
Prof. Dr. Bernhard Maaz
Former General Director of the Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, Munich
Sean Rainbird
Freelance curator and former Director of the National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin
Prof. Dr. Christina Weiss
Senator (ret.), Minister of State (ret.), Publicist, Consultant
Dr. Iris Edenheiser
Direktorin des Deutschen Hygiene-Museums, Dresden
Florian Illies
Author and curator