Patrik Steorn is currently working as a museum director at the Thielska Galleriet and is a lecturer in art science. He has previously worked at the National Museum and Stockholm University, among others, with research and teaching at the Department of Art Sciences and the Center for Fashion Science.

- I am very pleased that Patrik Steorn has chosen to accept the museum manager for the Gothenburg Art Museum. His leadership combines solid art historical knowledge with a clear public vision of the next-generation art museum, says Britta Söderqvist, sector director of museums in the City of Gothenburg's cultural administration, in a press release.