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{{Short description|British art historian, numismatist and museum director}}
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| office = Master of St Cross College, Oxford
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| predecessor = [[Andrew Goudie (geographer)|Andrew Goudie]]
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| term_start2 = May 2001
| term_end2 = September 2011
| term_end2 = September 2011
| predecessor2 = [[Alan Borg]]
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'''Sir Mark Ellis Powell Jones''', [[Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London|FSA]], [[Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh|FRSE]] (born 5 February 1951) is a British art historian, [[numismatics|numismatist]] and museum director. He is the current [[Master (college)|Master]] of [[St Cross College, Oxford]]. Previously, from 2001 to 2011, he was director of the [[Victoria and Albert Museum]].<ref>[http://www.stx.ox.ac.uk/news/stories/new_master_elected Saint Cross College, Oxford: New Master elected.] 17 November 2010</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>


==Early life==
==Early life==
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}}</ref> He is the son of writer and historian, [[Ann Paludan]]. He was educated at [[Eton College]], an all-boys [[Public school (United Kingdom)|public school]] in [[Eton, Berkshire]].<ref name="bio - Debrett's" /> 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 an [[Master of Arts]] (MA) degree.
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" />

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>


==Career==
==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.
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>


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 | author= | 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}}</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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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]].

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>

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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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}}


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
He is married to [[Camilla Toulmin|Dr Camilla Toulmin]], the former director of the [[International Institute for Environment and Development]].
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}}


==Honours==
==Honours==
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[[File:Knights Bachelor Insignia.png|thumb|right|80px| Insignia of a Knight Bachelor]]
On 7 March 1992, Jones was elected a [[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> In 1999, he was elected a [[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}}</ref>
*[[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 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>

*Honorary Doctorate, Royal Holloway College
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Jones was appointed a [[Knight Bachelor]] in the [[New Year Honours 2010|2010 New Year Honours]] "for services to the Arts".<ref>{{LondonGazette|issue=59282|date=31 December 2009 |startpage=1|supp=y |accessdate=31 December 2009}}</ref>
*Honorary Doctorate, Dundee University
*Honorary Doctorate, University of Abertay (Dundee)
*Honorary Doctorate, University of East Anglia


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==External links==
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* {{Wayback |df=yes|date=20110525003504 |url=http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/s/sir-mark-jones-director/ |title=Mark Jones, Director — Victoria and Albert Museum }}. Accessed 25 May 2011
* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525003504/http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/s/sir-mark-jones-director/ |date=25 May 2011 |title=Mark Jones, Director — Victoria and Albert Museum }}. Accessed 25 May 2011


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Latest revision as of 14:28, 2 May 2024

Sir Mark Jones
FSA FRSE
Black and white portrait of Jones
5th Master of St Cross College, Oxford
In office
September 2011 – September 2016
Preceded byAndrew Goudie
Succeeded byCarole Souter CBE
14th Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum
In office
May 2001 – September 2011
Preceded byAlan Borg
Succeeded byMartin Roth
Personal details
Born
Mark Ellis Powell Jones

(1951-02-05) 5 February 1951 (age 73)
SpouseCamilla Toulmin
Children4
BildungEton College
Alma materWorcester College, Oxford
Courtauld Institute of Art
AwardsFSA (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

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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

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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.[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

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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.[citation needed]

Honours

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Insignia of a Knight Bachelor

References

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  1. ^ St Cross College, Oxford: New Master elected. Archived 13 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine 08 November 2016
  2. ^ a b "Sir Mark Jones". People of Today. Debrett's. Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
  3. ^ "Sir Mark Jones". St Cross College. University of Oxford. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Museums set dates for free entry". BBC News. 1 May 2001. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  8. ^ "Victoria and Albert Museum: Completed FuturePlan projects". Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  9. ^ Sir Mark Jones elected Master of St Cross College Archived 23 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine University of Oxford, 18 November 2010.
  10. ^ St Cross College Elects New Master, stx.ox.ac.uk. Accessed 27 January 2023.
  11. ^ New British Museum interim boss revealed — and what he really thinks about the Elgin Marbles
  12. ^ "Sir Mark E P Jones Kt FSA". Fellows Directory. Society of Antiquaries of London. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "No. 59282". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2009. p. 1.
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