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Neil MacGregor

Also Known As: Robert Neil MacGregor

Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert Neil MacGregor (born 16 June 1946) is a British art historian and former museum director. He was the 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 2002 to 2015, then the founding director of the Humboldt Forum in Berlin.

Department: Acting

Place of Birth: Glasgow, Scotland

Adult: No

Birthday: June 16, 1946

Age: 78 years old

Gender: Male

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Overview: Documentary released to coincide with the British Museum's exhibition dedicated to the man who ruled the Roman Empire from 117 to 138 AD. The programme explores the life, achievements, passions and legacy of the emperor who was both soldier and poet and responsible for that most famous construction - Hadrian's Wall. The documentary was produced in conjunction with the exhibition Hadrian: Empire and Conflict at the British Museum 24 July - 26 October 2008.

Genres: Documentary

Original Language: en

Release Date: 2008-07-24

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Takumi: A 60,000 Hour Story on the Survival of Human Craft

Overview: There is a popular theory that it takes at least 10,000 hours of focused practice for a human to become expert in any field. In Japan, there are craftspeople who go far beyond this to reach a special kind of mastery. These people are called Takumi and they devote 60,000 hours to their craft. That's 8 hours a day, 240 days a year, for over 30 years. It's an almost superhuman level of dedication to a life of repetition and no shortcuts. This film asks the question: Will human craft disappear as artificial intelligence reaches beyond our limits?

Genres: Documentary

Original Language: en

Release Date: 2019-03-19

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Overview: Andrew Graham-Dixon explores the ancient Christian practice of preserving holy relics and the largely forgotten art form that went with it, the reliquary. Fragments of bone or fabric placed inside a bejewelled shrine, a sculpted golden head or even a life-sized silver hand were, and still are, objects of religious devotion believed to have the power to work miracles. The documentary features interviews with art historian Sister Wendy Beckett and Neil MacGregor, director of the British Museum.

Genres: Documentary

Original Language: en

Release Date: 2011-06-20

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