Stein Olav Henrichsen
Stein Olav Henrichsen (b. 1954) was from 2010 to 2022 Director of the Munch Museum in Oslo. In his period a new museum for the Munch collection was build and a new organisation was established. The visiting numbers went from 100 000 annually to 1,4 million, and the numbers of employees went from 50 to 620. Stein Olav began his professional life as a musician, and after finishing music education, he worked as a professional musician for eighteen years working in several disciplines. In 1989 he established the contemporary music ensemble BIT20 which he led for 20 years. He left performing to become the artistic and administrative leader of Opera Vest (1993-2005) and later Bergen National Opera (2005-2010). Stein has established and led several cultural institutions and networks. He has had several positions in private and public Boards, amongst them Chairman of the Board of Ultima, Oslo Contemporary Music Festival (2000-2011), Chairman of the Board of SKMU Art Museum in Kristiansand (2017-) and Opera Østfold (2020-). He is a board member of the Nobel Prize Museum in Stockholm, Sweden. He has participated in several public committees and has wide experience from international collaboration and international development projects. He now works as an adviser in art management and building projects in the arts.
