María Dolores Jiménez-Blanco appointed president of Reina Sofía Museum

The Board of Trustees of the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía has unanimously approved the appointment of María Dolores Jiménez-Blanco as its new president. She succeeds Ángeles González-Sinde, who has held the position since March 2020 and has been named Honorary Patron.

Jiménez-Blanco is a Doctor of Art History from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and has served as a professor there since 1998. Her previous experience includes serving as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Museo del Prado between 2013 and 2021, and as the Director General of Fine Arts for the Ministry of Culture and Sport from 2020 to 2021.

The Board also approved the addition of eight new members: Tània Balló, Laura García-Lorca, Eva Lootz, Fuensanta Nieto, Concha Lomba, Maria Josep Balsach, Cristina de Middel, and María López-Fanjul, the director of the Museo de Bellas Artes de Asturias.