Manuel Segade appointed new director of Museo Reina Sofía
In June 2023, Miquel Iceta, the outgoing Minister of Culture and Sport, announced the appointment of Manuel Segade as the new director of the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía in Madrid, pending approval from the Council of Ministers. Segade, 46, hailing from A Coruña, has served as the director of Ca2m in Móstoles since 2015 and holds a degree in art history from the University of Santiago de Compostela. His selection follows a competitive process initiated in February 2023, which included nine candidates, among them prominent names like Cristiana Collu and Magali Arriola. This appointment reflects a shift towards a multidisciplinary approach for the museum and responds to the political expectations of the opposition, Partido Popular.
Key facts
- Manuel Segade, born 1977 in A Coruña, appointed director of Museo Reina Sofía
- Appointment announced by outgoing Minister of Culture Miquel Iceta in June 2023
- Segade scored highest in selection by international expert committee
- He has directed Ca2m in Móstoles since 2015
- Segade holds a degree in art history from University of Santiago de Compostela
- Previous roles include Fundació Rafael Tous and Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea
- Selection process began in February 2023 after Manuel Borja-Villel's departure
- Nine candidates included five women; Cristiana Collu was the only non-Hispanic candidate
Entities
Artists
- Manuel Segade
- Manuel Borja-Villel
- Cristiana Collu
- Sofía Hernández Chon Cui
- Magali Arriola
- Viviana Kuri
- Rosana Carete
- Gabriele Pérez-Barreiro
- Ferran Barenblit
- Bartomeu Marí
- Miquel Iceta
Institutions
- Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
- Real Patronato del Museo Reina Sofía
- Ministerio de Cultura y Deporte
- Consejo de Ministros
- Ca2m, Centro de Arte dos de Mayo
- Comunidad de Madrid
- Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
- Fundació Rafael Tous
- Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea
- Collección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros
- MACBA (Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona)
- Museo Tamayo
- Museo de Arte de Zapopan
- Museo del Cabildo de Montevideo
- Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna di Roma
- Partido Popular
- IVAM (Institut Valencià d'Art Modern)
Locations
- Madrid
- Spain
- A Coruña
- Móstoles
- Santiago de Compostela
- Barcelona
- Mexico City
- Mexico
- Zapopan
- Montevideo
- Uruguay
- Rome
- Italy
- Valencia