Neil MacGregor

British art historian · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Born 1946 · age 80

Robert Neil MacGregor 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, and founding director of the Humboldt Forum in Berlin until 2018.

Neil MacGregor is read about 59 times a day, in 13 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 15 September 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

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2022Montyon PrizeAward2016Doctor Honoris Causa from the Paris-Sorbonne UniversityAward2015Friedrich Gundolf PrizeAwardGerman National PrizeAwardGoethe MedalAward2014Honorary DoctorateAward2013Honorary Officer of the Order of AustraliaAward2010Order of MeritAward1946Born16 June 1946