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Neil MacGregor was given an offer to become a director of Metropolitan Museum of art in New York.He was one of the most possible persons to replace Philippe de Montebello, who is ending his career in this museum at the end of the year. He has been there since 1977 and he is one of the longest serving directors in all art major museums around the world.Even though Neil MacGregor was considering this offer, finally he refused it and he lenghtened his agreement in the British museum for the next 5 years. He has been in this function since 2002, when he left National Gallery. During his life he was also a Lecturer in art history at Reading university. At the time of his turn-out, the British museum had been in a financial crisis. However, he was a very diplomatic director, therefore his refusal to Metropolitan Museum of Art was a good joyous news for board of trustees at the London institution.British museum contains a collection of antiquities and art and its entrance is for free. It has many departments for instance department of Africa, Oceania and the Americas,Ancient Egypt and Sudan,Asia,Coins and Medals,Conservation and Scientific Research,Prehistory and Europe or Prints and Drawings.From its beginnings it was planned to be a museum for public without any entrance tickets. This museum was also one of the most visited cultural attractions in the last year in UK, mainly because of a new Terracotta Warriors exhibition.

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