Director of the British Museum

E547867

cultural institution leadership role executive position museum director role

The Director of the British Museum is the chief executive and artistic head responsible for overseeing the museum’s collections, exhibitions, research, and overall strategic direction.

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Label	Occurrences
Director of the British Museum canonical	2

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural institution leadership role ⓘ executive position ⓘ museum director role ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
employer	British Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ
fieldOfWork	archaeology ⓘ art history ⓘ cultural heritage ⓘ museum management ⓘ public history ⓘ
hasDuty	develop international partnerships and collaborations ⓘ develop long-term institutional strategy ⓘ engage with government and cultural bodies ⓘ ensure care and conservation of collections ⓘ ensure compliance with legal and ethical standards ⓘ maintain relationships with donors and sponsors ⓘ manage crisis response related to the museum ⓘ manage senior staff of the British Museum ⓘ oversee educational and public programmes ⓘ oversee exhibitions ⓘ oversee financial management of the museum ⓘ oversee loans and acquisitions policy ⓘ oversee museum collections ⓘ oversee research activities ⓘ promote access to the museum’s collections ⓘ represent the museum publicly ⓘ set overall strategic direction of the museum ⓘ support academic and curatorial research ⓘ support digital initiatives and online access ⓘ
headquartersLocation	British Museum, Great Russell Street, London NERFINISHED ⓘ
inception	1756 ⓘ
location	London, England ⓘ surface form: London
partOf	British Museum governance structure ⓘ
positionHeldBy	George Henry Green NERFINISHED ⓘ Hartwig Fischer NERFINISHED ⓘ Neil MacGregor NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Anthony Panizzi NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir David Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Edward Maunde Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Frank Francis NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Frederic George Kenyon NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir John Forsdyke NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir John Pope-Hennessy NERFINISHED ⓘ
reportsTo	Board of Trustees of the British Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ
requiredSkill	financial management ⓘ knowledge of museum practice ⓘ leadership ⓘ stakeholder engagement ⓘ strategic planning ⓘ
selectionBy	Board of Trustees of the British Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Neil MacGregor → positionHeld → Director of the British Museum ⓘ

Hartwig Fischer → positionHeld → Director of the British Museum ⓘ