Courtney Johnston | |
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 Johnston in 2019 | |
| Born | 1978/1979(age 43–44) Taranaki, New Zealand |
| Alma mater | Victoria University of Wellington |
| Occupation(s) | Museum professional Radio correspondent |
Courtney Johnston (born 1978/1979) is a New Zealand museum professional, a national radio correspondent, and the chief executive of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.
Born in about 1979, Johnston grew up on dairy farm in Taranaki, later moving to Wellington to study and work as a visitor host at Te Papa. In 2004 she earned a master's degree in art history from Victoria University of Wellington, with a thesis on art historian Peter Tomory. [1] [2] [3]
Johnston has lived and worked in Wellington with roles at a variety of galleries and cultural institutions, including the Adam Art Gallery, City Gallery Wellington, and from 2012 to 2018 was the director of the Dowse Art Museum after roles at the National Library of New Zealand and Boost New Media where she worked in communications and web roles. [4] [5]
In 2019, Johnston became the youngest chief executive to head The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. [1] [2] [6] She is also a board member of Arts Wellington and the Wellington Performing Arts Trust and the immediate past chair of the umbrella group Museums Aotearoa. [1] [2]
She has worked as an arts correspondent for Radio New Zealand's "Nine to Noon" programme since 2010. [7]
Johnston was the 2015 recipient of a Winston Churchill Memorial Trust travel grant for researching contemporary museum practices in the U.S. [1] [2] [8]
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