‘Germany was 10 years behind’: how Brexit helped Europe’s galleries

The experience of entering Gropius Bau has become more reminiscent of stepping into a London exhibition space such as Tate Modern. Photograph: Annegret Hilse/Reuters

One of the things Stephanie Rosenthal acquired during her 10-year stint in London’s gallery world is an appreciation of the British art of queueing with a smile on your face.

After the German art historian quit her job as chief curator at the Hayward Gallery in the wake of Britain’s referendum on leaving the European Union, she exported her specialist skills back to her country of birth.