1. Augustus Lavinus Casely-Hayford was born on 1964 and is a British curator, cultural historian, broadcaster and lecturer with ancestral Ghanaian roots in the Casely-Hayford family.
22 Facts About Gus Casely-Hayford
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Gus Casely-Hayford was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in June 2018 for his services to Arts and Culture.
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Gus Casely-Hayford was commissioned to present a second TV series of Tate Walks for Sky Arts in 2017 featuring David Bailey, Helena Bonham Carter, Billy Connolly, Robert Lindsay, Jeremy Paxman and Harriet Walter.
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Gus Casely-Hayford has been awarded a Cultural Fellowship at King's College, London, and a Fellowship at the University of London's School of Oriental and African Studies.
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Gus Casely-Hayford was commissioned to present a second series in February 2012.
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Gus Casely-Hayford wrote the book Lost Kingdoms of Africa in 2012, published by Bantam Press.
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Gus Casely-Hayford presented a study of William Hogarth and the 18th century for the television series The Genius of British Art, on Channel 4, in 2010 and hosted The Culture Show for BBC 2 in 2012.
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In 2016 Gus Casely-Hayford presented the television series Tate Walks for Sky Arts.
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Gus Casely-Hayford is the former executive director of Arts Strategy for Arts Council England.
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Gus Casely-Hayford was previously Director of inIVA, a London-based arts organisation with a particular emphasis on international practice, which collaborates with partner venues throughout the UK and worldwide.
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Gus Casely-Hayford has advised the United Nations and the Canada Council, Council for Culture of the Dutch and Norwegian Arts Councils, and was commissioned to develop the future audience vision for the Tate family of galleries.
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Gus Casely-Hayford was chair of the advisory panel for the 2015 British Library exhibition West Africa: Word, Symbol, Song and co-authored the accompanying book of the same title.
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Gus Casely-Hayford has presented Tony Knox's award-winning South Bank Show about the "Flags of the Fante Coast", produced a documentary on Chris Ofili for Channel 4 and presented several series on African culture for BBC World Service.
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Gus Casely-Hayford was a commissioner of arts for the Greater London Authority.
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Gus Casely-Hayford lectures on world art at Sotheby's, Goldsmiths College and the University of Westminster, and is a consultant for organisations such as the United Nations, the Arts Council and the BBC.
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Gus Casely-Hayford is a Clore Fellow and is a Trustee of the National Trust, a member of English Heritage's Blue Plaque Group and a member of Tate's "Tate for All Board".
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Gus Casely-Hayford is a Judge for the Art Fund's "Museum of the Year" in 2016.
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Gus Casely-Hayford was formerly a Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery and a Council Member of Tate Britain.
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Gus Casely-Hayford sits on the Caine Prize Council and is a spokesperson for the National Archives' Explore Your Archive programme.
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In February 2022, Gus Casely-Hayford was announced as the new presenter of the online revival of Time Team, alongside Natalie Haynes.
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Gus Casely-Hayford is the brother of fashion designer Joe Casely-Hayford, OBE, and of lawyer Margaret Casely-Hayford, and the grandson of J E Casely Hayford, the great Gold Coast thinker, writer and politician.
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Gus Casely-Hayford is married and has one daughter, and lives in London with his family.