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Camilla Mordhorst

Danish museum professional

Camilla Mordhorst (born 8 September 1970) is a museum professional from Denmark. She has been director of the Danish Cultural Institute since 2019 and President of EUNIC since July 2023.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Camilla Mordhorst (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Sep 8, 1970.¹

About

Mordhorst studied at the Nørre Gymnasium in Denmark, graduated in communication and European ethnology from Roskilde University 1996 and earned a Ph.D. at the National Museum in 2003. In 2004, she was employed at the Medical Museum. From 2009 to 2013, she was museum inspector and head of the communication unit at the Museum of Copenhagen. From 1 June 2013, Camilla Mordhorst was director of the Maritime Museum in Helsingør, where she succeeded Jørgen Selmer.

On 1 May 2015, she took over as deputy director at the National Museum.

Camilla Mordhorst took up the position of director of the Danish Cultural Institute on 1 January 2019, and was named President of the board of European Union National Institutes for Culture in July 2023.

From Wikipedia’s article on Camilla Mordhorst, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Danish Cultural InstituteChief executive officer Jan 1, 2019 to now¹³

Early life and education

1989 to 1996Roskilde University Cand.comm.³
1991 to 1996University of Copenhagen ethnology³
2004Roskilde University doctorate; museology³
2012 to 2013Zealand – Academy of Technologies and Business management³
Date not recordedNørre Gymnasium³

Career

Occupation: ethnologist.⁸

Since 2023President⁵
Since 2019Chief executive, Danish Cultural Institute⁴
Since 2019General secretary, Danish Cultural Institute^{5 7}
2013 to 2015Museum director, Danish Maritime Museum^{5 6}

Personal life

BornSep 8, 1970, Copenhagen^{9 10}
CitizenshipKingdom of Denmark¹¹

Sources

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WikidataCamilla Mordhorst on Wikidata
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WikipediaCamilla Mordhorst on Wikipedia
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WikidataCamilla Mordhorst: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataCamilla Mordhorst: Chief executive, Danish Cultural Institute, on Wikidata
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WikidataCamilla Mordhorst: Museum director, Danish Maritime Museum, on Wikidata
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WikidataMuseum director, Danish Maritime Museum, as reported
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WikidataGeneral secretary, Danish Cultural Institute, as reported
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WikidataCamilla Mordhorst: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataCamilla Mordhorst: place of birth, on Wikidata
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Wikidataplace of birth, as reported
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WikidataCamilla Mordhorst: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataCamilla Mordhorst: LinkedIn, on Wikidata
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WikidataDanish Cultural Institute, Chief executive officer
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Wikimedia CommonsCamilla Mordhorst photo by News Oresund, CC BY 2.0