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Hartwig Fischer (born 14 December 1962) is a German art historian and museum director. From April 2016 until his resignation in August 2023 in connection to an art theft scandal, he was the director of the British Museum, the first non-British head of the museum since 1866.
- Ph.D. in History of Art
- German
Aug 25, 2023 · Fri 25 Aug 2023 14.18 EDT. The head of the British Museum has resigned and his deputy has stepped back over its handling of the suspected widespread theft of artefacts following a string of...
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Aug 25, 2023 · Hartwig Fischer, a German art historian who had led the world renowned institution since 2016, said in a news release that he was leaving the post at a time “of the utmost seriousness.” Mr....
Aug 25, 2023 · 25 August 2023. By Steven McIntosh,Entertainment reporter. British Museum. Hartwig Fischer has been director of the British Museum since 2016. British Museum director Hartwig Fischer has...
Jul 28, 2023 · Fri 28 Jul 2023 08.32 EDT. Last modified on Fri 28 Jul 2023 14.28 EDT. Hartwig Fischer, the director of the British Museum, is to step down next year after eight years at the helm of one of the...
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Sep 25, 2015 · Fri 25 Sep 2015 11.01 EDT. German art historian to become first foreign director of British Museum. It somehow seems fitting that Neil MacGregor’s successor as director of the British Museum has...
Hartwig Fischer is to step down as the British Museum's director in 2024. The German art historian held the role for eight years, during which time he helped to develop a plan to renovate the...
