Nicholas Cullinan

12th director of the National Portrait Gallery, London
Person human Q18753268
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Summary

Nicholas Cullinan was born on January 1, 1977[1]. He has worked as a curator[2] and art historian[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (913 views/month, #7,269 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[5]
  • Native language: English[6]
  • Position held: Director of the British Museum[7]
  • Employer: Tate Modern[8], Metropolitan Museum of Art[9], National Portrait Gallery[10], British Museum[11]
  • Educated at: Courtauld Institute of Art[12]
  • Sex or gender: male[13]
  • Family name: Cullinan[14]
  • Given name: Nicholas[15]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[16]

FAQs

What did Nicholas Cullinan do for work?

Nicholas Cullinan worked as a curator[2] and art historian[3].

Where did Nicholas Cullinan go to school?

Nicholas Cullinan was educated at Courtauld Institute of Art[12].

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  1. [13] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . BM director rules out restitution as he outlines plans to foster collaboration. Retrieved . museumsassociation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 21h ago · Rouletteer · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Position held → Q141681000, Director of the British Museum
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  2. 2d ago · Rouletteer · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['en']
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    Position held → Q141681000, Director of the British Museum
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  3. 20w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → curator, art historian
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  4. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Freebase id → /m/012n1bf1
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    Who's who uk id → U282991
    National portrait gallery (london) person id → mp164432
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