Pontus Hultén

Pontus Hultén

Actor · Director · Writer

Stockholm, Sweden
June 21, 1924

Biography

Karl Gunnar Vougt Pontus Hultén (21 June 1924 – 26 October 2006) was a Swedish art collector and museum director. Pontus Hultén is regarded as one of the most distinguished museum professionals of the twentieth century. He was the pioneering former head of the Museum for modern art in Stockholm and in the 1970s he was invited to participate in the creation of the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, where he was its first director in 1974–1981.

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Pontus Hultén 1
Pontus Hultén 2

Representative Works

A Miracle
A Miracle
4.0
/ English
The Movement
The Movement
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/ English
Juninatt
Juninatt
10.0
/ Swedish
Niki de Saint Phalle
Niki de Saint Phalle
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/ English
A Day in the City
A Day in the City
5.1
/ Swedish
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X
7.8
/ Swedish
Konstsamlaren och katastrofen
Konstsamlaren och katastrofen
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/ Swedish
Sture Mars Collection 69-79
Sture Mars Collection 69-79
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Tinguely: A Kinetic Cosmos
Tinguely: A Kinetic Cosmos
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Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

A Miracle
1954Nominee

Best Director

A Miracle

The Movement
1957Nominee

Best Director

The Movement

Juninatt
1965Winner

Best Performance

Juninatt

Career Highlights

Niki de Saint Phalle
1982Highlight

Best Performance

Niki de Saint Phalle

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1957Highlight

Best Director

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