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Sean Rainbird
Born9th March 1959 (age 66–67)
Hong Kong
OccupationsArt Historian
Former Director of the National Gallery of Ireland

Sean Rainbird (born 9 March 1959) is a British art historian and museum director. From April 2012 to September 2022 he was the Director of the National Gallery of Ireland.[1][2] In 2022 Caroline Campbell was appointed as new director.

Early life and education

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Rainbird was born in Hong Kong. His parents, both originally from England, lived and worked there from 1956 to 1972, when the family returned to the United Kingdom. Rainbird studied art history and German at University College London (1979-1984) before gaining a piano teaching diploma in 1996 and a diploma in management administration from Kingston University in 2001.

Career

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Rainbird was Curator, then Senior Curator at Tate (1987-2006).[3] From November 2006 to March 2012 he was Director of the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, succeeding Dr Christian von Holst and becoming the first non-German native speaker to lead a major German museum.[4]

Selected works

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  • Rainbird, Sean (ed). (2003). Max Beckmann. London: Tate Publishing. ISBN 1854374931
  • Rainbird, Sean (2005). Joseph Beuys and the Celtic World: Scotland, Ireland and England 1970-85. London: Tate Publishing. ISBN 1854375903
  • Rainbird, Sean (ed). (2015), Sean Scully, National Gallery of Ireland. ISBN 978-1-904288-58-9

References

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  1. ↑ National Gallery of Ireland appoints new director Archived 2016-04-13 at the Wayback Machine, press release of The National Gallery of Ireland 01 December 2011
  2. ↑ "National Gallery of Ireland announces appointment of new Director | National Gallery of Ireland". www.nationalgallery.ie. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  3. ↑ Henry, Clare (April 2000). "Sean Rainbird - Art curator, Tate Modern, London, England". Artforum. 38 (8) – via FindArticles.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ↑ Sean Rainbird: Will also appeal to young audiences, press release of MWK Baden-Württemberg, 6 November 2006
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