Neil MacGregor
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This article is about the museum director Neil MacGregor. For similarly named people, see Neil McGregor (disambiguation).
Robert Neil MacGregor OM AO FSA (born 16 June 1946) is a British art historian and former museum director. He was editor of the Burlington Magazine from 1981 to 1987, then Director of the National Gallery, London, from 1987 to 2002, Director of the British Museum from 2003 to 2015,[1] and founding director of the Humboldt Forum in Berlin until 2018.[2]
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Born | Robert Neil MacGregor (1946-06-16) 16 June 1946 (age 77) Glasgow, Scotland |
Education | The Glasgow Academy, Scotland |
Alma mater | New College, Oxford École Normale Supérieure University of Edinburgh Courtauld Institute of Art |
Occupation(s) | Art historian and museum director |
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