Cheryll Sotheran

Dame Cheryll Sotheran
DNZM
Born
Cheryll Beatrice Sotheran

(1945-10-11)11 October 1945
Stratford, New Zealand
Died30 December 2017(2017-12-30) (aged 72)
Auckland, New Zealand
OccupationMuseum professional

Dame Cheryll Beatrice Sotheran DNZM (11 October 1945 – 30 December 2017) was a New Zealand museum professional.[1] She was the founding chief executive of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and was credited with the successful completion of the museum, considered the largest international museum project of the 1990s.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Te Papa founding chief executive Dame Cheryll Sotheran dies after long illness". Stuff. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2017.