Robert Hewison and Nicholas Penny ponder whether curatorial experience is necessary, or even desirable, for a museum director in the modern age.
During an earlier changing of the museum guard, back in 2000, the then arts correspondent of the Financial Times, Antony Thorncroft, reflected on the skill set needed by a cultural leader: ‘In the past, running the British Museum or the Royal Opera House was a job for a scholar and a gentleman: now you need a market trader’s financial acumen, a g... Keep reading on Apollo
During an earlier changing of the museum guard, back in 2000, the then arts correspondent of the Financial Times, Antony Thorncroft, reflected on the skill set needed by a cultural leader: ‘In the past, running the British Museum or the Royal Opera House was a job for a scholar and a gentleman: now you need a market trader’s financial acumen, a g... Keep reading on Apollo