After five difficult years at the helm of Tate Britain, Penelope Curtis has announced that she was leaving London to become the new director of the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum in Lisbon.

“I am delighted to be the first international appointment to Director of the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum," Curtis said in a statement released by the Gulbenkian. “I look forward to working in Portugal and working with a strong institution which is looking for change."