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Sir Mark Jones
FSA FRSE
Black and white portrait of Jones
5th Master of St Cross College, Oxford
Incumbent
Assumed office
September 2011
Preceded byAndrew Goudie
Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum
In office
May 2001 – September 2011
Succeeded byMartin Roth

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.

Honours

Insignia of a Knight Bachelor

On 7 March 1992, Jones was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London (FSA).[6] In 1999, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE).[7]

Jones was appointed a Knight Bachelor in the 2010 New Year Honours "for services to the Arts".[8]

References

  1. ^ Saint Cross College, Oxford: New Master elected. 17 November 2010
  2. ^ a b "Sir Mark Jones". People of Today. Debrett's. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
  3. ^ "Sir Mark Jones". St Cross College. University of Oxford. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  4. ^ "Museums set dates for free entry". BBC News. 1 May 2001. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  5. ^ "Victoria and Albert Museum: Completed FuturePlan projects". Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  6. ^ "Sir Mark E P Jones Kt FSA". Fellows Directory. Society of Antiquaries of London. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  7. ^ "RSE Fellows as at 13/10/2015" (pdf). Royal Society of Edinburgh. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  8. ^ "No. 59282". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2009.

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