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Laura Luse selected for position of new Rundale Palace Museum director
BC, Riga, 31.10.2018.Print version
Laura Luse has been selected as the new Rundale Palace Museum director in a competition among 16 candidates, informs LETA. She will start in her office as of January 2, 2019.
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The tender
commission evaluated Luse’s professional knowledge and experience, including by
working in the board of the Latvian Society of Renovators, the Latvian Academy
of Arts, the State Inspectorate for the Protection of Cultural Monuments
(VKPAI), experience in management of international projects and experience
heading the art research department at the Rundale palace Museum.
As
reported, 16 candidates had applied to the position.
The current
director of Rundale Palace Museum, Imants
Lancmanis, who has been working in the museum since 1964 and has been the
head of the museum since 1975, has announced that he would retire at the end of
2018.