National Portrait Gallery appoints Nicholas Cullinan as director

Rising star will return to UK after two years as curator of modern and contemporary art at Metropolitan museum in New YorkA curator who 14 years ago worked as a visitor services assistant at the National Portrait Gallery in London is to return as the organisation’s new director.Nicholas Cullinan, who co-curated Tate Modern’s blockbuster Matisse cutouts exhibition last year, has been chosen to replace Sandy Nairne and become only the 12th director in the NPG’s 158-year history. Continue