The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam has named Dutch curator Rein Wolfs as its new director, following the departure of Beatrix Ruf.
Wolfs will leave his current position at the Bundeskunsthalle in Bonn, Germany, to join the prestigious art and design museum on 1 December.
Until then, the Stedelijk will continue to be led by interim director Jan Willem Sieburgh, who was appointed after Ruf resigned amid accusations of conflicts of interest.
Wolf leaves Bundeskunsthalle in Germany
Wolf impressed the museum board with his six-year stint at the Bundeskunsthalle, which saw him overcome a period of difficulty for the institution and help make it one of Germany's most visited museums.
He was behind a number of major exhibitions, including shows with Marina Abramovi? and Katharina Sieverding, as well as the first retrospective of fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld. Wolfs will join the Stedelijk in December. Photo is by Martijn van Nieuwenhuyzen
Other positions he has held include artistic director of the Kunsthalle Fridericianum in Kassel, Germany, head of exhibitions at the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam, the Netherlands and founding director of the Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst in Zürich, Switzerland.
He also curated the Dutch Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale in 2003.
"We are delighted that Rein will be joining the Stedelijk," said Truze Lodder, chair of the supervisory board.
"As a director, he embodies the qualities the Stedelijk Museum seek...