Nathalie Bondil

Nathalie Bondil is a French and Canadian art historian and curator. She served as director general and chief curator of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts from 2007 to 2020. Bondil joined the museum in 1999 and is the first woman to be the museum's director.[1] In 2019, she was awarded the Legion of Honour.[2]

Nathalie Bondil
Born (1967-02-19) February 19, 1967
CitizenshipFrench and Canadian
OccupationArt historian and curator
HonoursOfficier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (2016), Member of the Order of Canada (2015), Chevalier de l'Ordre national du Québec (2011)

Biography

Nathalie Bondil holds a degree in art history from the École du Louvre. She successfully passed the entry examination for the École nationale du Patrimoine de Paris in 1994, then graduated in 1996, thereby becoming Conservateur du patrimoine d'État.[3]

From 1996 to 1998, she worked at the Musée des Monuments Français (which now forms part of the Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine) as curator in charge of museography for the galleries dedicated to the 17th to 20th centuries, as part of the museum's renovation.[4][5]

In 1999, she was hired as curator for European art from 1800 to 1945, and in 2000, promoted to chief curator,[6] taking charge of the Curatorial Department, Conservation, the Library, Archives, Publishing and Exhibitions at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. She was the Director of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts from 2007[6] to July 2020. Nathalie Bondil was fired following years of allegations of a “toxic” work environment: "Montreal Fine Arts Museum Ends Contract with Director over Workplace Climate". 2020-07-16. Retrieved 2020-07-26.


As part of the Board’s proposed fix for this difficult climate of alleged harassment and bullying, they proposed to separate the role of director from that of chief curator - separation which is a typical convention in most large museums. Bondil attempted to circumvent the Board selection process for this new role with her own process.

Nathalie Roy, the Quebec's Minister of Culture and Communications, brought her full support to Nathalie Bondil and ordered and independent inquiry on her dismissal[7].

References
  1. Orchard, Jamie (2018-05-03). "#GreatMTLer: Nathalie Bondil is an icon of Montreal's art scene". Global News. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  2. "Nathalie Bondil reçoit la plus haute distinction française". Radio-Canada. 2019-10-11. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  3. "Légifrance - Publications officielles - Journal officiel - Décret du 8 août 1996 portant nomination et titularisation de conservateurs du patrimoine". beta.legifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  4. "Incendie au palais de Chaillot". L'Orient-Le Jour (in French). 1997-07-24. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  5. "Insignes du mérite - 2011". Faculté des arts et des sciences - Université de Montréal (in French). Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  6. Sherman, David (2015-09-22). "Nathalie Bondil's artful adventure". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  7. https://www.ledevoir.com/politique/quebec/582584/la-ministre-roy-veut-une-enquete-au-mbam
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