List of trustees of the British Museum

The following is a list of current and past trustees of the British Museum. Entries on this list are demonstrated as notable by having an associated Wikipedia article and/or footnotes with supporting citations.

Current trustees

The Board of Trustees comprises up to 25 members. One Trustee is appointed by Her Majesty, 15 are appointed by the Prime Minister and five appointed by the Trustees. Four Trustees are appointed by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on the nominations of the Presidents of: the Royal Academy, the British Academy, the Society of Antiquaries of London and the Royal Society.[1]

Notable former trustees

References

  1. ^ "Trustees". British Museum. http://www.britishmuseum.org/the_museum/management_and_governance/trustees.aspx. Retrieved 2010-06-19. 
  2. ^ A founder of Hellenic Centre in London, wife of Constantine Leventis, Ambassador of Cyprus to Unesco and chairman of the A.G. Leventis foundation which funded the A.G. Leventis Gallery. See "Constantine Leventis". The Independent. 19 August 2002. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/constantine-leventis-640341.html. 
  3. ^ "UK Government; Professor Barry Cunliffe appointed Trustee of the British Museum". Presswire. 30 November 2000. "Professor Barry Cunliffe has been appointed Trustee of the British Museum. His appointment took effect from 4 October 2000 and runs for a period of five years, Culture Secretary Chris Smith announced."