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| order = 5th |
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| office = Master of St Cross College, Oxford |
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| term_start = September 2011 |
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| term_end = September 2016 |
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| predecessor = [[Andrew Goudie (geographer)|Andrew Goudie]] |
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| successor = Carole Souter CBE |
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| office2 = Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum |
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| term_start2 = May 2001 |
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| term_end2 = September 2011 |
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| predecessor2 = [[Alan Borg]] |
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| successor2 = [[Martin Roth (museum director)|Martin Roth]] |
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| birth_name = Mark Ellis Powell Jones |
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| spouse = [[Camilla Toulmin]] |
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| education = [[Eton College]] |
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| alma_mater = [[Worcester College, Oxford]] <br /> [[Courtauld Institute of Art]] |
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| awards = [[Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London|FSA]] (1992) <br /> [[Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh|FRSE]] (1999) <br /> [[Knight Bachelor]] (2010) |
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'''Sir Mark Ellis Powell Jones''' {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|FSA|FRSE}} (born 5 February 1951) is a British [[art historian]], [[numismatics|numismatist]] and [[museum director]]. He was [[Master (college)|Master]] of [[St Cross College, Oxford]] from 2011-2016. Previously, from 2001 to 2011, he was director of the [[Victoria and Albert Museum]].<ref>[http://www.stx.ox.ac.uk/about-st-cross/college-history St Cross College, Oxford: New Master elected.] 08 November 2016</ref> |
'''Sir Mark Ellis Powell Jones''' {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|FSA|FRSE}} (born 5 February 1951) is a British [[art historian]], [[numismatics|numismatist]] and [[museum director]]. He was [[Master (college)|Master]] of [[St Cross College, Oxford]], from 2011-2016. Previously, from 2001 to 2011, he was director of the [[Victoria and Albert Museum]].<ref>[http://www.stx.ox.ac.uk/about-st-cross/college-history St Cross College, Oxford: New Master elected.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413100940/http://www.stx.ox.ac.uk/about-st-cross/college-history |date=13 April 2019 }} 08 November 2016</ref> |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Jones was born on 5 February 1951.<ref name="bio - Debrett's">{{cite web |url=http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/browse/j/7145/Mark%20Ellis%20Powell+JONES.aspx |title=Sir Mark Jones |work=People of Today |publisher=Debrett's |accessdate=2010-12-05 | |
Jones was born on 5 February 1951.<ref name="bio - Debrett's">{{cite web |url=http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/browse/j/7145/Mark%20Ellis%20Powell+JONES.aspx |title=Sir Mark Jones |work=People of Today |publisher=Debrett's |accessdate=2010-12-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815030124/http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/browse/j/7145/Mark%20Ellis%20Powell%2BJONES.aspx |archive-date=15 August 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> He is the son of John Ernest Powell-Jones (or Powell-Jones) and writer/historian, [[Ann Paludan]], and grand nephew of actor [[Robert Newton]]. He was educated at [[Eton College]], an all-boys [[Public school (United Kingdom)|public school]] in [[Eton, Berkshire]].<ref name="bio - Debrett's" /> |
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He studied [[Politics, Philosophy and Economics]] at [[Worcester College, Oxford]].<ref name="bio - St Cross College">{{cite web|title=Sir Mark Jones|url=http://www.stx.ox.ac.uk/people/fellow/sir-mark-jones|website=St Cross College|publisher=University of Oxford|accessdate=25 October 2015}}</ref> He then undertook [[postgraduate studies]] in [[art history]] at the [[Courtauld Institute of Art]], graduating with a [[Master of Arts]] (MA) degree.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/09/02/british-museum-thefts-mark-jones-appointed-interim-director-of-the-british-museum |title=British Museum thefts: Mark Jones named interim director of the British Museum |date=2 September 2023 |website=the Art Newspaper |publisher=the Art Newspaper |access-date=2 May 2024 |quote=}}</ref> |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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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'' |
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.''<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Reed|first=Marcia|date=1 December 1990|title=FAKE?: THE ART OF DECEPTION. Mark Jones , Paul Craddock , Nicolas Barker|url=https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/adx.9.4.27948297|journal=Art Documentation: Journal of the Art Libraries Society of North America|volume=9|issue=4|pages=215–216|doi=10.1086/adx.9.4.27948297|issn=0730-7187}}</ref> |
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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.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sudjic|first=Deyan|date=24 March 2002|title=But where are the great Scots these days?|url=http://www.theguardian.com/education/2002/mar/24/arts.highereducation1|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140613070442/http://www.theguardian.com/education/2002/mar/24/arts.highereducation1|archive-date=13 June 2014|access-date=6 June 2021|website=[[The Guardian]]|language=en}}</ref> |
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⚫ | 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.<ref>{{cite news | title= Museums set dates for free entry| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1306644.stm | work=BBC News | date=1 May 2001 | accessdate=11 December 2011}}</ref> Under his directorship, a number of renewal projects have been completed, including the Medieval and Renaissance galleries which opened in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vam.ac.uk/page/c/completed-futureplan-projects/ |title=Victoria and Albert Museum: Completed FuturePlan projects |accessdate=7 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009065114/http://www.vam.ac.uk/page/c/completed-futureplan-projects/ |archive-date=9 October 2011 }}</ref> |
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⚫ | On 18 November 2010, it was announced that Jones had been elected as the next Master of [[St Cross College, Oxford]]; he took up the post in September 2011.<ref>[http://www.ox.ac.uk/media/news_stories/2010/101118.html Sir Mark Jones elected Master of St Cross College] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101123211818/http://www.ox.ac.uk/media/news_stories/2010/101118.html |date=23 November 2010 }} University of Oxford, 18 November 2010.</ref> He retired from the post in September 2016, and was succeeded by [[Carole Souter]].<ref>[http://www.stx.ox.ac.uk/about-st-cross/news/st-cross-college-elects-new-master St Cross College Elects New Master], stx.ox.ac.uk. Accessed 27 January 2023.</ref> |
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⚫ | 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.<ref>{{cite news |
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On 2 September 2023, it was announced that Jones had been named as Interim Director of the [[British Museum]].<ref>[https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/new-british-museum-interim-boss-revealed-and-what-he-really-thinks-about-the-elgin-marbles-9s6zvgxnq New British Museum interim boss revealed — and what he really thinks about the Elgin Marbles]</ref> |
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⚫ | On 18 November 2010, it was announced that Jones had been elected as the next Master of [[St Cross College, Oxford]]; he took up the post in September 2011.<ref>[http://www.ox.ac.uk/media/news_stories/2010/101118.html Sir Mark Jones elected Master of St Cross College] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101123211818/http://www.ox.ac.uk/media/news_stories/2010/101118.html |date=23 November 2010 }} University of Oxford |
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Jones is Chairman of the National Museum Directors’ Conference, a trustee of the [[National Trust of Australia|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 (United Kingdom)|Embroiderers' Guild]] and the [[Heritage Crafts Association]]. |
Jones is Chairman of the National Museum Directors’ Conference, a trustee of the [[National Trust of Australia|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 (United Kingdom)|Embroiderers' Guild]] and the [[Heritage Crafts Association]].{{cn|date=January 2023}} |
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==Personal life== |
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He is married to [[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.{{cn|date=January 2023}} |
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==Honours== |
==Honours== |
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[[File:Knights Bachelor Insignia.png|thumb|right|80px| Insignia of a Knight Bachelor]] |
[[File:Knights Bachelor Insignia.png|thumb|right|80px| Insignia of a Knight Bachelor]] |
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*[[Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London]] (FSA).<ref>{{cite web|title=Sir Mark E P Jones Kt FSA|url=https://www.sal.org.uk/about-us/fellows-directory/?fs=Sir+Mark+E+P+Jones+|website=Fellows Directory|publisher=Society of Antiquaries of London|accessdate=25 October 2015}}</ref> (7 March 1992) |
*[[Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London]] (FSA).<ref>{{cite web|title=Sir Mark E P Jones Kt FSA|url=https://www.sal.org.uk/about-us/fellows-directory/?fs=Sir+Mark+E+P+Jones+|website=Fellows Directory|publisher=Society of Antiquaries of London|accessdate=25 October 2015}}</ref> (7 March 1992) |
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*[[Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh]] (FRSE).<ref>{{cite web|title=RSE Fellows as at 13/10/2015 |url=https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/lists/fellows.pdf |website=Royal Society of Edinburgh |accessdate=25 October 2015 |format=pdf |date=13 October 2015 | |
*[[Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh]] (FRSE).<ref>{{cite web|title=RSE Fellows as at 13/10/2015 |url=https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/lists/fellows.pdf |website=Royal Society of Edinburgh |accessdate=25 October 2015 |format=pdf |date=13 October 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160330014912/https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/lists/fellows.pdf |archive-date=30 March 2016 }}</ref> (1999) |
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*[[Knight Bachelor]] ([[New Year Honours 2010|2010 New Year Honours]]) "for services to the Arts".<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=59282|date=31 December 2009 |page=1|supp=y }}</ref> |
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*Honorary Doctorate, Royal Holloway College |
*Honorary Doctorate, Royal Holloway College |
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*Honorary Doctorate, Dundee University |
*Honorary Doctorate, Dundee University |
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Latest revision as of 14:28, 2 May 2024
Sir Mark Jones | |
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5th Master of St Cross College, Oxford | |
In office September 2011 – September 2016 | |
Preceded by | Andrew Goudie |
Succeeded by | Carole Souter CBE |
14th Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum | |
In office May 2001 – September 2011 | |
Preceded by | Alan Borg |
Succeeded by | Martin Roth |
Personal details | |
Born | Mark Ellis Powell Jones 5 February 1951 |
Spouse | Camilla Toulmin |
Children | 4 |
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 was Master of St Cross College, Oxford, from 2011-2016. Previously, from 2001 to 2011, he was director of the Victoria and Albert Museum.[1]
Early life
[edit]Jones was born on 5 February 1951.[2] He is the son of John Ernest Powell-Jones (or Powell-Jones) and writer/historian, Ann Paludan, and grand nephew of actor Robert Newton. 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 a Master of Arts (MA) degree.[4]
Career
[edit]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.[5]
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.[6]
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.[7] Under his directorship, a number of renewal projects have been completed, including the Medieval and Renaissance galleries which opened in 2009.[8]
On 18 November 2010, it was announced that Jones had been elected as the next Master of St Cross College, Oxford; he took up the post in September 2011.[9] He retired from the post in September 2016, and was succeeded by Carole Souter.[10]
On 2 September 2023, it was announced that Jones had been named as Interim Director of the British Museum.[11]
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.[citation needed]
Personal life
[edit]He is married to 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.[citation needed]
Honours
[edit]- Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London (FSA).[12] (7 March 1992)
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE).[13] (1999)
- Knight Bachelor (2010 New Year Honours) "for services to the Arts".[14]
- Honorary Doctorate, Royal Holloway College
- Honorary Doctorate, Dundee University
- Honorary Doctorate, University of Abertay (Dundee)
- Honorary Doctorate, University of East Anglia
References
[edit]- ^ St Cross College, Oxford: New Master elected. Archived 13 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine 08 November 2016
- ^ a b "Sir Mark Jones". People of Today. Debrett's. Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
- ^ "Sir Mark Jones". St Cross College. University of Oxford. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ^ "British Museum thefts: Mark Jones named interim director of the British Museum". the Art Newspaper. the Art Newspaper. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ Reed, Marcia (1 December 1990). "FAKE?: THE ART OF DECEPTION. Mark Jones , Paul Craddock , Nicolas Barker". Art Documentation: Journal of the Art Libraries Society of North America. 9 (4): 215–216. doi:10.1086/adx.9.4.27948297. ISSN 0730-7187.
- ^ Sudjic, Deyan (24 March 2002). "But where are the great Scots these days?". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 13 June 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "Museums set dates for free entry". BBC News. 1 May 2001. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
- ^ "Victoria and Albert Museum: Completed FuturePlan projects". Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
- ^ Sir Mark Jones elected Master of St Cross College Archived 23 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine University of Oxford, 18 November 2010.
- ^ St Cross College Elects New Master, stx.ox.ac.uk. Accessed 27 January 2023.
- ^ New British Museum interim boss revealed — and what he really thinks about the Elgin Marbles
- ^ "Sir Mark E P Jones Kt FSA". Fellows Directory. Society of Antiquaries of London. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ^ "RSE Fellows as at 13/10/2015" (PDF). Royal Society of Edinburgh. 13 October 2015. Archived from the original (pdf) on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ^ "No. 59282". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2009. p. 1.
External links
[edit]- Mark Jones, Director — Victoria and Albert Museum at the Wayback Machine (archived 25 May 2011). Accessed 25 May 2011
- 1951 births
- Living people
- Alumni of Worcester College, Oxford
- Alumni of the Courtauld Institute of Art
- Directors of the Victoria and Albert Museum
- Masters 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
- Employees of the British Museum
- National Trust for Scotland people
- Murray family