Staff & board

Leadership

Elna Svenle
Museum director
elna.svenle@vandalorum.se
Malena Sandahl
Administrative director
malena.sandahl@vandalorum.se
0370-30 22 03
Carina Hilding
Controller
carina.hilding@vandalorum.se
0370-30 22 12

Public engagement

Johanna Hansson
Manager of public engagement & communication
johanna.hansson@vandalorum.se
0370-30 22 13
Jenny Brandt
Events manager
jenny.brandt@vandalorum.se
0370-30 22 01
Rebecca Jonegård
Shop manager
rebecca.jonegard@vandalorum.se
0370-30 22 15
Maja Adler
Museum host & shop
Anna Sundling
Museum host

Exhibition & education

Johanna Berg
Exhibition producer
johanna.berg@vandalorum.se
0370-30 22 02
Ida Olsson
Art educator
ida.olsson@vandalorum.se
0370-30 22 07
Philippa Stenmarker
Parental leave until August 2026
Lovisa Smedjebäck Youngström
Design educator & exhibition coordinator
lovisa.youngstrom@vandalorum.se
0370-30 22 14
Stephan Hruza
Exhibition technician
stephan.hruza@vandalorum.se
0709-22 95 81
Emilia Rosenqvist
Curator Småland Art Archive
emilia.rosenqvist@vandalorum.se
0370-30 22 06

Property & garden

Simon Lindqvist
Property manager
simon.lindqvist@vandalorum.se
0370-30 22 08
Rebecca Wårfors
Gardener
rebecca.warfors@vandalorum.se
0370-30 22 17

Restaurant

Lena Sjögren
Restaurant manager
restaurang@vandalorum.se
0370-30 22 10
Christian Ek
Head chef
Philip Persson
Sous Chef
Andrea Thernström
Chef
Simon Andersson
Chef
Hampus Sjogren
Chef & cold buffet
Lotta Johansson
Pastry chef
Shahla AlZhairi
Kitchen assistant
Sarah Schagerström
Restaurant assistant
Ebba Wallstenius
Restaurant assistant

The board of Vandalorum

Peter Aronsson
Chairman of the board
Rector of Linnaeus University. Previously active historian at several universities in Sweden and abroad, he researches local and regional history, dynamics of democratic political culture, history didactics, use of history and cultural heritage. Member of the board since 2017.
Karin Lundh
Vice chairman of the board
CEO Källemo AB and member of the board of the University College of Arts in Stockholm. Member of the board since 2001.
Jonas Anderson
Member of the board
Former CEO of the Future Culture Foundation, now Senior Advisor, member of the latest cultural inquiry. Member of the board since 2012.
Åke Bergqvist
Member of the board
Artist and member of the Småland Artists' Association. Spokesperson for the National Organisation of Artists (KRO) in Kronoberg County and member of the board of the Kamke/Joann Scholarship Fund for Professional Artists. Member of the board since 2012.
Gunnar Bolin
Member of the Board
Journalist, presenter and producer. Member of the Board since 2025.
Magnus Bärtås
Member of the board
Artist, author, and Professor of Fine Art, in which he also earned his PhD from the University of Gothenburg (2010). Since 2018, he has served as Vice-Chancellor for Research at Konstfack. Member of the board since 2026.
Hans Nilsson
Member of the board
Former bank and corporate business manager. Member of the board since 2026.
Cilla Robach
Member of the board
Design historian, Associate Professor in Art History, and Head of the Collections Department at the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm. 2013–16, Principal of Beckmans College of Design in Stockholm, and prior to that, Curator at the Nationalmuseum 1998–2013. Member of the board since 2017.
Magnus Silfverhielm
Member of the board
Architect SAR/SIR/MSA Prof. em. Professor at HDK 1995–2005 in interior architecture, including Vice-Dean at the Faculty of Arts at the University of Gothenburg 1999–2003. Professor at Linnaeus University 2005-2015 in design, Senior Professor until 2023. Co-founder of AIX Arkitekter. Member of the board since 2007.

The board of Småland Art Archive

Karl-Mats Bodestad
Chairman of the board
Värnamo Municipality (M)
Pernilla Sjöberg
Vice Chairman of the board
Region Kronoberg (M)
Ann-Marie Valsten
Member of the board
Chairman of the board Småland Artists' Association
Remus Wilson
Member of the Board
Representative Smålands Artists' Association
Margareta Lindahl
Member of the board
Värnamo Municipality (KD)
Anders Gustafsson
Member of the board
Region Jönköping County (M)
Yvonne Johansson
Member of the board
Värnamo Municipality (S)