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Article: British Museum boss rejects a bite of the Big Apple

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July 1, 2008
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BRITISH MUSEUM director Neil MacGregor has turned down the chance to head New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art.

The 62-year-old arts leader had been hotly tipped to succeed Philippe de Montebello, the long-serving Met director who is leaving at the end of this year.

Bosses at the American institution were desperate to lure Mr MacGregor but he has chosen to continue his role in the capital.

He said today: "I always made it clear that I wanted to stay at the British Museum. The opportunities and challenges for a world collection in London are clearly limitless." Mr MacGregor added that the possibilities are probably greater in the capital because of its mixed population and the museum's wide ...

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