Thomas Hockenhull
Project Curator: modern money
Contact
+44 (0)20 7323 8288
thockenhull@thebritishmuseum.ac.uk
Until late 2013 Tom is responsible for the modern money collection, numbering more than 150,000 objects.
He is currently engaged in a project to write short biographies of several currencies as well as a project to research the department's collection of First World War objects, in the lead up to its Centenary in 2014.
He is also responsible for coordinating volunteers and interns in the department.
Previous projects
- Bubbles and bankruptcy : financial crises in Britain since 1700, Room 69a, 29 November 2012 – 5 May 2013
Recent Publications
‘The British Museum and the Blitz: Coins and Medals in Wartime’, British Numismatic Journal, 82 (2012), 192-202