Maria Balshaw
ArgentinadirectorFemale8.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Maria Balshaw is the director of Tate, the group of four art museums in the United Kingdom, including Tate Britain. She has been a prominent advocate for art accessibility and heritage restitution, recently expressing her commitment to returning art looted during the Holocaust to rightful heirs.
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Maria Balshaw, the then director of Tate, highlighted the exhibition as one of the museum's main attractions.
La gran muestra en la Tate de Londres, que Julio Le Parc no llegó a ver inauguradaArgentina· 2026-06-01
Maria Balshaw serves as the director of Tate and is a judge for the Hick Award.
專訪希克獎得主劉慧德、黃炳 陶瓷延續神話 動畫講「歪理」 蜘蛛高球 洞見生活經歷 - 20251219 - 副刊 - 每日明報
Hong Kong· 2025-12-19
Maria Balshaw described Martin Parr's work as a vital reflection of UK life and culture.
‘I drunkenly hugged him and said I love you, Martin Parr!’ Grayson Perry, Don McCullin and more on Britain’s national photographer | Photography
United Kingdom· 2025-12-10
Maria Balshaw is the director of Tate who welcomed the National Gallery's announcement and plans to collaborate closely.
UK’s National Gallery to use US$500m donation to expand 五億美元挹注 英國家藝廊擴增館藏及展廳
Taiwan· 2025-09-18
Maria Balshaw said the gift was 'one of the most important' it has received, describing the donation as 'transformational'.
Tate Modern announces major gift from art dealersUnited Kingdom· 2025-04-03
Maria Balshaw, the director of the Tate, stated it is a privilege to reunite the artwork with its rightful heirs.
La Tate londinense devuelve a los herederos de un coleccionista judío un cuadro robado por los nazis | Cultura
Spain· 2025-04-01
Maria Balshaw is the director of the Tate Britain museum, which is set to return the looted artwork.
Saqueado por nazistas, quadro será devolvido pela Tate Britain a familiares de colecionador judeu
Liechtenstein· 2025-03-30
Maria Balshaw is the director of the museum who hopes to return the artwork to Hartveld's heirs.
El museo Tate Britain, del Reino Unido, devolverá un cuadro expoliado durante el nazismo
Uruguay· 2025-03-29
Maria Balshaw, Tate’s director, said it is a profound privilege to help reunite this work with its rightful heirs.
Henry Gibbs painting looted by Nazis to be returned to Jewish art dealer’s family | Art theftUnited Kingdom· 2025-03-29
Tate director Maria Balshaw said it was 'a profound privilege to help reunite this work with its rightful heirs'.
Tate Britain to return painting looted by NazisUnited Kingdom· 2025-03-29Maria Balshaw is the director of the museum who expressed joy at the prospect of returning the artwork to Hartveld's heirs.
Le musée Tate Britain va restituer un tableau d’Henry Gibbs spolié sous les nazis
France· 2025-03-29