Robert Anderson (museum director)
- Robert Anderson (museum director)
Dr Robert Geoffrey William Anderson, M.A., D.Phil. was Director of the British Museum, London.
Robert Anderson studied at St John's College, Oxford University. He has held posts at the Royal Scottish Museum (joining as Assistant Keeper in 1970), the Science Museum, London, the National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh and at the British Museum, London (1992–2002). Anderson oversaw the £100 million millennium project redevelopment of the British Museum's Queen Elizabeth II Great Court, designed by Norman Foster and opened by the Queen in 2000.
Subsequently, he has held visiting academic posts at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton University and at the Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities (CRASSH) at the University of Cambridge (2002–2003). He is now an Official Fellow of Clare Hall, at the University of Cambridge.
External links
* [http://www.tomphillips.co.uk/portrait/rand/ Portraits]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts/2069781.stm British Museum 'needs £10m boost'] — BBC report, 2002
* [http://www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/fellowships/2002-3/bioanderson.html CRASSH fellowship] — University of Cambridge, 2002–2003
* [http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk/greatcourt/ British Museum Great Court]
* [http://www.clarehall.cam.ac.uk/index.php?id=65 Clare Hall] — University of Cambridge, 2006–current
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Robert Anderson — is the name of a number of people in various fields:Arts and entertainment*Robert Anderson (author) (1750 ndash;1830), Scottish literary scholar and editor *Robert Alexander Anderson (composer) (1894 ndash;1995), American composer *Robert… … Wikipedia
Director of the British Museum — The Director of the British Museum is the head of the British Museum in London, a post currently held by Neil MacGregor. He is responsible for that institution s general administration and reports its accounts to the British Government. The… … Wikipedia
Museum of the Confederacy — Established 1896 Type History museum Website http://ww … Wikipedia
Robert Ekelund — Robert Burton Ekelund, Jr. (born 1940) is an American economist. EducationOriginally from Galveston, Texas, Ekelund attended St. Mary s University in San Antonio, Texas, earning his B.B.A. in economics in 1962 and his M.A. in economics and… … Wikipedia
Robert Moran — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Robert Moran (Denver, Colorado, 8 de enero de 1937) es un compositor americano de ópera y ballet, así como de numerosas obras orquestales, vocales y de cámara. Biografía Robert Moran nació en Colorado en 1937.… … Wikipedia Español
Robert K. Merton — This article is about the sociologist. For the economist, see Robert C. Merton. Robert K. Merton Born July 4, 1910(1910 07 04) Philadelphia, PA Died … Wikipedia
Robert R. Blacker House — Infobox nrhp name = Robert R. Blacker House nrhp type = caption = Robert R. Blacker House (Greene Greene 1907) location = 1177 Hillcrest Ave Pasadena, California nearest city = lat degrees = lat minutes = lat seconds = lat direction = long… … Wikipedia
Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame — Coordinates: 39°44′00″N 75°33′50″W / 39.733429°N 75.564008°W / 39.733429; 75.564008 … Wikipedia
List of directors of the British Museum — The Director of the British Museum is the head of the British Museum in London, a post currently held by Neil MacGregor. He is responsible for that institution s general administration and reports its accounts to the British Government. The… … Wikipedia
Nikola Tesla Museum — Nik Museum Музеј Николе Тесле Muzej Nikole Tesle Established December 5, 1952 Location Krunska 51, Belgrade Type scienc … Wikipedia
