Meet our new Director, Dr Hartwig Fischer, as he reflects on his first months at the Museum and introduces some of his personal highlights. From piecing together fragments of an ancient tablet to the wonder of walking into the Great Court, follow Hartwig’s journey and find out how he sees the role of the British Museum in the world today.

Filmed on GoPro HERO4 on 28 June 2016, plus additional footage.

Discover the objects in the collection that Hartwig highlights:

The ‘William Allen box’, a selection of mostly Roman objects collected in the Victorian period – on display in Room 1.
Explore the Enlightenment Gallery: http://www.britishmuseum.org/visiting/galleries/themes/room_1_enlightenment.aspx

The Lampedusa cross – on display in Room 2.
Find out more: http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=3691920&partId=1&searchText=cross+lampedusa&page=1

Gilgamesh flood tablet, from the library of Ashurbanipal.
Find out more: http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=309929&partId=1
See other cuneiform tablets on display in Room 55.