Hartwig Fischer
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 63 |
| Born | Hamburg |
| Germany | |
| Alma maters | University of Applied Science Munich |
| University of Bonn | |
| Date of birth | January 1,1962 |
| Books | Edmund de Waal: Library of Exile |
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| ID | 792166 |
Hartwig Fischer Life story
Hartwig Fischer is a German art historian and museum director. Since April 2016, he has been director of the British Museum, the first non-British head of the museum since 1866. From 2012 to 2016, he was director of the Dresden State Art Collections.
British Museum to digitise collection following thefts
... The museum s former director Hartwig Fischer previously stepped down after accepting a 2021 investigation into the thefts was mishandled...
British Museum recovers some of 2,000 stolen items
... And Hartwig Fischer, the museum director, will step down after saying a 2021 investigation was mishandled...
Can the British Museum dig itself out of trouble?
... Hartwig Fischer s as the museum s director is an effort to draw a line under that...
British Museum director quits over stolen treasures
...British Museum director Hartwig Fischer to step down immediately after treasures stolen...
British Museum thefts: Man questioned by police
... Director Hartwig Fischer said earlier this week the museum had taken concerns two years ago about a small number of items " seriously"...
British Museum boss Hartwig Fischer defends 2021 theft investigation
... Museum director Hartwig Fischer now claims the art dealer had more items in his possession, unknown to the museum...
British Museum bosses first alerted to thefts in 2021
... In one of several emails he sent to follow up any progress, this time to a board trustee, Dr Gradel accuses the director - Hartwig Fischer - and Mr Williams of " sweeping it all under the carpet...
British Museum worker sacked over missing items
... British Museum director Hartwig Fischer said the organisation had " brought an end to this"...
British Museum recovers some of 2,000 stolen items
By Sean SeddonBBC News
About 2,000 items are thought to have been stolen from the British Museum , but some of The Missing treasures have started to be recovered, Chairman George Osborne has confirmed.
The ex-chancellor Told BBC Radio 4 's Today programme " more could have been done" to address the thefts sooner.
A member of museum staff suspected of involvement has been sacked.
And Hartwig Fischer , the Museum Director , will step down after saying a 2021 investigation was mishandled.
The Museum , one of the UK's most prestigious cultural institutions, has been Under Pressure since revealing earlier this month that A Number of treasures were reported " missing, stolen or damaged".
The items involved dated from the 15Th Century BC to the 19Th Century AD and had been kept primarily for academic and research purposes, The Museum previously said.
Mr Osborne - who was appointed as chair of The Museum in June 2021 - Told Today " we have already started to recover some of the stolen items".
" We believe we have been The Victim of thefts over a long period of time and frankly more could have been done to prevent them, " He Said .
Asked why concerns raised in 2021 were not taken seriously, Mr Osborne said it was " possible" that " groupthink" among senior museum staff meant they " could not believe that there was an insider" stealing treasures.
He acknowledged that The Incident has damaged The Museum 's reputation but said he was focused on " Cleaning Up the mess".
Source of news: bbc.com
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