Lisa Havilah to head up MAAS and lead Powerhouse Museum move

Lisa Havilah is the fourth woman to take the reigns of the Powerhouse, and the first to step into a restructured CEO position that will captain the Museum’s controversial relocation.
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Incoming CEO of MAAS and Powerhouse Museum, Lisa Havilah photographed in her current post at Carriageworks.

While the appointment of National Gallery of Australia Director Nick Mitzevich was decried the “worst kept secret” in the sector this year, breaking news that Carriageworks Director, Lisa Havilah has been appointed to head up the Powerhouse Museum, was a cracking surprise this morning.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Instagram: fairleygina