article_snippet.sent: Mr MacGregor said last night: 'Working with the museum's collection and, above all, with the colleagues here has been the greatest privilege of my professional life. '
article_snippet.sent: The new building has been completed, so we at last have proper exhibition space, new conservation and scientific facilities, and first-class accommodation for we growing research activities. '
article_snippet.sent: we have built strong partnerships with fellow museums across the UK, and are rapidly expanding we programme of loans and training around The World. '
article_snippet.sent: the museum is now ready to embark on a new phase - deploying the collection to present different histories of The World.
article_snippet.sent: the museum is 'now ready to embark on a new phase - deploying the collection to present different histories of The World', according to the museum outgoing head .
article_snippet.sent: It is an exhilarating prospect, and It will start with the new Islamic galleries and with plans for the future of the Old Reading Room.' the museum's chairman Sir Richard Lambert said Mr MacGregor had done an 'outstanding' job.
article_snippet.sent: The museum's chairman Sir Richard Lambert said: 'The trustees are hugely grateful for everything The museum's chairman Sir Richard Lambert has done to bring the collection at the British Museum to life, and to tell the collection at the British Museum many different stories.
article_snippet.sent: We respect The museum's chairman Sir Richard Lambert decision to move on, and want to support The museum's chairman Sir Richard Lambert in The museum's chairman Sir Richard Lambert new projects. '
article_snippet.sent: We are now starting the process of looking for someone to take on what will be one of the best and most challenging jobs of its kind in The World. '
article_snippet.sent: the museum is in great shape, and We are fortunate to have an outstanding team in place to lead the museum activities and help build the museum future with the new director. '
article_snippet.sent: The collection of the museum is in a real sense the memory of mankind and the task is to present it in the best possible way in and beyond Bloomsbury for the benefit of present and future generations.'
article_snippet.sent: The museum, in Bloomsbury, central London, received 6.7 million visitors in 2014/15 and recent exhibitions have looked at life in China, Afghanistan, and ancient Rome.