Lotta Nylund

Chief Curator at Villa Gyllenberg Art Museum

Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland

About

As chief curator of Villa Gyllenberg art museum and historic house, I am dedicated to bringing art and cultural history to life through research, exhibitions, and storytelling. With experience in curating, project management, collections development, writing and editorial work, I aim to make art history inspiring to the public. I hold a PhD in history and art history, with a dissertation on the painter Alexander Lauréus and the visual culture of Early Romanticism, complemented by studies in museum studies, curatorial practice, and leadership. I have a keen interest and experience working with early modern painting and 19th- to early 20th-century European art. Over the years, I have curated and managed numerous exhibitions, developed collections strategies, and led the museum team. In addition to my curatorial work, I serve on the boards of the Pro Artibus Foundation and the Finnish Society of 18th Century Studies.

Experience

  • Signe och Ane Gyllenbergs stiftelse (12 yrs 7 mos)
    • Chief Curator of Villa Gyllenberg Art Museum
      Aug 2018 - Present · 8 yrs

      I manage the museum Villa Gyllenberg and work with exhibitions, collections and research.

    • Museum Curator at Villa Gyllenberg Art Museum
      Jan 2014 - Jul 2018 · 4 yrs 7 mos

      Collections and research, exhibitions, visitor services, communication

  • Exhibition Curator at Sinebrychoff Art Museum
    Jan 2022 - Feb 2023 · 1 yr 2 mos

    I curated the exhibit Alexander Lauréus - To Rome.

  • Sinebrychoff Art Museum ()
    • Museum Guide
      Jan 2009 - May 2015 · 6 yrs 5 mos

    • Museum Intern
      Jun 2011 - Aug 2011 · 3 mos

      I classified the iconography of paintings in the museum's collection by using the Iconclass system.

    • Museum Intern
      Apr 2009 - May 2009 · 2 mos

      I helped making the exhibition "Altistu taiteelle! Utsätt dig för konsten!" which presented the art collection of Hallwyl Museum, Stockholm. One of my main tasks was to write the exhibition texts.

  • Project Worker at Pohjanmaan museo, Österbottens museum, Ostrobothnian Museum
    Sep 2013 - Nov 2013 · 3 mos

    I attributed, dated and identified the techniques of 100 old master prints in the Hedman Art Collection and catalogued them.

  • Museum Guide at Villa Gyllenberg at Signe och Ane Gyllenbergs stiftelse
    Sep 2010 - Jun 2013 · 2 yrs 10 mos