Sir Mark Jones The Victoria & Albert Museum |
The V&A’s director, Sir Mark Jones manages the museum brilliantly. Jones, who has a particular expertise in medals, comes by his love of art history naturally as the son of writer and historian Ann Paludan. While attending Worcester College, Oxford, Jones read Politics, Philosophy and Economics, later taking an MA degree in art history at the Courtauld Institute of Art.
Mr. Jones’ next step was to work for eighteen years in the Department of Coins and Medals at the British Museum. There, he curated a celebrated exhibition entitled “FAKE? The Art of Deception,” In 1992, Jones furthered his career when he was appointed director of the National Museums of Scotland, through which he managed the 1998 founding of the prize-winning Museum of Scotland. In 2001, Jones was appointed director of the V&A.
The Victoria and Albert Museum |
For his services to the arts, in 2010, Jones was knighted by Her Majesty the Queen as Part of the New Year Honors. For all that he has done to encourage the stewardship and understanding of the brilliant arts of the past, Sir Mark Jones is our Person of the Week.
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