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RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That at the conclusion of her three year term of office as their Chairman, the Members of the Barbican Centre Board wish to extend to

Catherine McGuinness, Deputy

their sincere thanks and appreciation for the excellent manner in which she has presided over their deliberations and the detailed care and interest she has shown in the business of the Board.

Her detailed knowledge of and involvement in the work of the Barbican Centre, together with her enthusiasm for the arts, culture and learning have been of great value to the Board. Her active encouragement of the development of the Centre’s Creative Learning work, the combining of world class arts and learning, and taking these beyond the walls of the Barbican to young audiences in East London has increased the distinctive offer of the Centre to London.

Her support for the establishment of a Cultural Hub harnessing the creative energies of the Museum of London, Barbican Centre, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, together with City Corporation cultural partners to create a vital arts destination for London and the Nation will bear fruit in the future.

Her time in office has coincided with a deep UK recession but she has worked for the maintenance and enhancement of the Barbican Centre’s status as a world-class multi-arts centre despite these considerable challenges, and played a full part in the work of the Barbican Centre Trust. 

Finally, the Board wish to convey their thanks for her committed and active service to the Barbican Centre as Chairman, her colleagues hope her services will long remain available to the City of London, and also convey to her their good wishes for her future health and happiness.