By Tim Cooke
The announcement of the forthcoming departure of Neil MacGregor as Director of the British Museum has probably received more global media coverage and comment than any previous individual move in museum history.
April 17, 2015
By Tim Cooke
With the passing of Albert Irvin RA, grandee of British art, a bright star has fallen from the sky, not just in the sphere of art but in the whole firmament of the human spirit.
As Director of National Museums Northern Ireland Tim Cooke led the project to transform the Ulster Museum in Belfast. The museum which is Northern Ireland’s premier cultural venue is situated in the Botanic Gardens and has substantial collections across the broad fields of art, history and science. The transformation project won the UK Museum of the Year Art Fund Prize.