Helga Schmidt has been suspended as general director of the Palau de les Arts in Valencia, Spain, amid reports of financial irregularities. The Spanish news agency says there have been two arrests. One is said to be a past director, Ernesto Moreno. Helga Schmidt has built a reputation on hiring expensive artists at presumably cut-price rates. She was due to retire in 2016. UPDATE: The latest reports say Helga has been arrested. Her official biography: Helga Schmidt (Vienna, 1941) has been one [...]
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