Mark Jones (museum director)
| Sir Mark Jones FSA FRSE |
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|---|---|
| Black and white portrait of Jones | |
| 5th Master of St Cross College, Oxford | |
| Assumed office September 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Andrew Goudie |
| 14th Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum | |
| In office May 2001 – September 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Alan Borg |
| Succeeded by | Martin Roth |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mark Ellis Powell Jones 5 February 1951 |
| Spouse(s) | Camilla Toulmin |
| Children | Three |
| Education | Eton College |
| Alma mater | Worcester College, Oxford Courtauld Institute of Art |
| Awards | FSA (1992) FRSE (1999) Knight Bachelor (2010) |
Sir Mark Ellis Powell Jones FSA FRSE (born 5 February 1951) is a British art historian, numismatist and museum director. He is the current Master of St Cross College, Oxford. Previously, from 2001 to 2011, he was director of the Victoria and Albert Museum.[1]
Early life
Jones was born on 5 February 1951.[2] He is the son of writer and historian, Ann Paludan. He was educated at Eton College, an all-boys public school in Eton, Berkshire.[2] He studied Politics, Philosophy and Economics at Worcester College, Oxford.[3] He then undertook postgraduate studies in art history at the Courtauld Institute of Art, graduating with an Master of Arts (MA) degree.
Career
Jones spent 18 years in the Department of Coins and Medals at the British Museum, where he curated the acclaimed exhibition FAKE? The Art of Deception. In 1992 he was appointed director of the National Museums of Scotland, and here he gained a high reputation. He oversaw the creation in 1998 of the Museum of Scotland, which went on to win 22 prizes for its displays and a Stirling Prize nomination for its building.
In May 2001, Jones became Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum. On his first day as director, he announced the scrapping of entry charges to the museum.[4] Under his directorship a number of renewal projects have been completed, including the Medieval and Renaissance galleries which opened in 2009.[5]
Jones is Chairman of the National Museum Directors’ Conference, a trustee of the National Trust, the Gilbert Collection, and the Pilgrim Trust, a member of the Court and Council of the Royal College of Art, Vice President of the British Art Medal Society and the Kensington & Chelsea Decorative & Fine Arts Society, and a patron of the Embroiderers' Guild and the Heritage Crafts Association.
Personal life
He is married to Dr Camilla Toulmin, the former director of the International Institute for Environment and Development. They have three children and Jones has a daughter from a previous marriage.
Honours
- Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London (FSA).[6] (7 March 1992)
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE).[7] (1999)
- Appointed a Knight Bachelor (2010 New Year Honours) "for services to the Arts".[8]
- Honorary Doctorate, Royal Holloway College
- Honorary Doctorate, Dundee University
- Honorary Doctorate, University of Abertay (Dundee)
- Honorary Doctorate, University of East Anglia
References
- ↑ Saint Cross College, Oxford: New Master elected. 17 November 2010
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External links
- Mark Jones, Director — Victoria and Albert Museum at the Wayback Machine (archived 25 May 2011). Accessed 25 May 2011
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- 1951 births
- Living people
- Alumni of Worcester College, Oxford
- Alumni of the Courtauld Institute of Art
- Directors of the Victoria and Albert Museum
- Fellows of St Cross College, Oxford
- Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
- Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London
- British art historians
- Knights Bachelor
- People educated at Eton College
