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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
Jul 28, 2023 · 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...
Press images: https://bit.ly/3KfbCMB. After eight successful years at the helm of Britain’s most important cultural institution, Hartwig Fischer will leave his post in 2024. An international search for the next Director of the British Museum will begin in the Autumn.
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...
Just over a year after becoming the director of the British Museum in London, Hartwig Fischer has let the world know his plans. He announced an ambitious 10-year scheme for a radical...
Sep 25, 2015 · Fri 25 Sep 2015 11.01 EDT. German art historian to become first foreign director of British Museum. Read more. It somehow seems fitting that Neil MacGregor’s successor as director of the British...
Apr 13, 2018 · British Museum director Hartwig Fischer: ‘There are no foreigners here – the museum is a world country’ | British Museum | The Guardian. ‘The museum is a space to think, reflect, debate ...
