Pontus Hultén

Born: 1924-06-21

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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Konstsamlaren och katastrofen

as uncredited
Released: 2017-03-19

"The Art-collector and the catastrophe" - The untold story of how Sweden lost a world class art...

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Juninatt

as herre på Moderna museet
Released: 1965-06-28

Britt and Danin meet by chance one evening in Stockholm. During the long, bright night in June...

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Tinguely: A Kinetic Cosmos

as Self
Released: 1971-01-01

Investigating Tinguely’s working methods, his art, and his inspiration, this film records the...

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Niki de Saint Phalle

as Narrator
Released: 1982-01-01

François de Menil and Monique Alexandre's short portrait of artist Niki de Saint Phalle, shot in...

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