V&A directors past and present

Martin Roth b.1955 Director of the Victoria & Albert Museum 2011 -
Sir Mark Jones b.1951 Director of the Victoria & Albert Museum 2001–2011
Dr Alan Borg, CBE b.1942 Director and Secretary of the Victoria & Albert Museum 1995–2001
Dame Elizabeth Esteve-Coll b.1938 Director of the Victoria & Albert Museum 1987–95
Sir Roy Strong b.1935 Director and Secretary of the Victoria & Albert Museum 1974–87
Sir John Pope-Hennessy, CBE, FBA, FSA 1913–94 Director and Secretary of the Victoria & Albert Museum 1967–73 See a full biography on the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography website.
Sir Trenchard Cox, CBE, MA, FSA, FMA 1905–95 Director and Secretary of the Victoria & Albert Museum 1956–66 See a full biography on the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography website
Sir Leigh Ashton, FSA 1897–1983 Director and Secretary of the Victoria & Albert Museum 1945–55
Sir Eric MacLagan, CBE, FSA 1879–1951 Director and Secretary of the Victoria & Albert Museum 1924–44 See a full biography on the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography website See Sir Eric MacLagan's obituary from 'The Times' newspaper, 1951.
Sir Cecil Harcourt-Smith, KCVO 1859–1944 Director and Secretary of the Victoria & Albert Museum 1909–24 See a full biography on the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography website See Sir Cecil Harcourt-Smith's obituary from 'The Times' newspaper, 1944
Arthur Banks Skinner 1861–1911 Director of the Art Museum (Division of the Victoria & Albert Museum) 1905–08 See Arthur Banks Skinner's obituary from 'The Times' newspaper, 1911
Sir Caspar Purdon Clarke 1846–1911 Director of the Art Museum (Division of the Victoria & Albert Museum) 1896–1905 See a full biography on the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography website
John Henry Middleton 1846–96 Director of the Art Museum (Division of the Victoria & Albert Museum) 1893–96 See a full biography on the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography website
Sir Philip Cunliffe-Owen, KCP, KCMG, CIE 1828–94 Director of the South Kensington Museum 1874–93 See a full biography on the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography website See Sir Philip Cunliffe-Owen's obituary from 'The Times' newspaper, 1894
Sir Henry Cole, CB 1808–82 Organised and conducted the two museums from which the Victoria & Albert Museum grew; the Museum of Oriental Art and the South Kensington Museum 1852–73 See a full biography on the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography website See Sir Henry Cole's obituary from 'The Times' newspaper, 1882

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V&A directors past and present

Martin Roth
b.1955

Sir Mark Jones
b.1951

Dr Alan Borg, CBE
b.1942

Dame Elizabeth Esteve-Coll
b.1938

Sir Roy Strong
b.1935

Sir John Pope-Hennessy, CBE, FBA, FSA
1913–94

Sir Trenchard Cox, CBE, MA, FSA, FMA
1905–95

Sir Leigh Ashton, FSA
1897–1983

Sir Eric MacLagan, CBE, FSA
1879–1951

Sir Cecil Harcourt-Smith, KCVO
1859–1944

Arthur Banks Skinner
1861–1911

Sir Caspar Purdon Clarke
1846–1911

John Henry Middleton
1846–96

Sir Philip Cunliffe-Owen, KCP, KCMG, CIE
1828–94

Sir Henry Cole, CB
1808–82