The team

Founded in 2022 by art historian Christian Nielsen and engineer-turned-entrepreneur Hårvard Lystrup, Bev/Art is a passionate, interdisciplinary team that matches cutting edge technology and design to make discrete and powerful monitoring solutions for conservators.

Our team is on-the-ground in Norway and the United Kingdom and come from the United States and other global art and cultural hubs.

Executive leadership

Håvard Lystrup,
Co-founder & CEO

havard@bev.art

Co-founder and CEO Håvard has a background in civil engineering and entrepreneurship. He leads business development, financial and investor relations and technology.

Christian Nielsen,
Co-founder & COO

christian@bev.art

Christian is the Bev/Art co-founder and head of client success, marketing and operations. He brings a background as an art historian with a passion for medieval architecture.

Bryan Huber,
Chief Revenue Officer

bryan@bev.art

Bryan is a seasoned sales and customer service executive who brings years of experience to his role as Chief Revenue Officer, overseeing the full customer journey, from sales to success.

Boris Pretzel,
Head Science Advisor

boris@bev.art

Boris joins Bev/Art as the Heritage Science Advisor, providing senior counsel to clients. His prior experience is as the Head of Science at the highly esteemed Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in London.

The full team

Martin Barthel,
Technical Manager

Benedikte Bitnes,
Lead Designer

Mona Helness,
Developer

Simen Seeberg-Rommetveit,
Developer

Partners

Luca Miragoli

Luca is an architect and Bev/Art partner in Asia-Pacific, located in Hong Kong. From handling Italian masterpieces to installing state-of-the-art showcases, he's a seasoned expert in exhibition design for the museum sector.

Latest article

Bev/Art launches sensor buy-back program.