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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.
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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 · 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...
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. Fischer will support the transition over the coming months.
Jul 28, 2023 · July 28, 2023 1:26pm. Hartwig Fischer. Benedict Johnson. Hartwig Fischer will depart his post as director of London’s British Museum in 2024, marking an end to a tenure that weathered a...
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Aug 26, 2023 · British Museum director Hartwig Fischer resigns following alleged thefts of artefacts | UK News | Sky News. Hartwig Fischer says the museum did not respond "as comprehensively as it should have" and the "responsibility for that failure must ultimately rest with the director". By Andy Hayes, news reporter. Saturday 26 August 2023 10:26, UK. 1:03.
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Hartwig Fischer (* 14. Dezember 1962 in Hamburg) ist ein deutscher Kunsthistoriker. Er war Direktor des Museum Folkwang, der Staatlichen Kunstsammlungen Dresden und von 2016 bis 2023 Direktor des British Museum in London.
