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Ian Blatchford

British museum director (born 1965)

Sir Ian Craig Blatchford, FSA (born 17 August 1965) is the director of the Science Museum Group, which oversees the Science Museum in London, England and related museums. He was previously deputy director of the Victoria and Albert Museum.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Ian Blatchford (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Aug 17, 1965.¹

About

Blatchford studied law at Mansfield College, Oxford. He also holds an MA degree in Renaissance studies at Birkbeck, University of London.

Ian Blatchford started his career working at the Bank of England and the merchant bankers Barclays de Zoete Wedd in the City of London. He then joined the Arts Council as the deputy finance director. He moved to the marketing and design agency Cricket Communications, working in the position of financial controller. In 1996. he joined the Royal Academy of Arts as the director of finance.

In April 2002, Blatchford joined the Victoria and Albert Museum as director of finance and resources. He then became deputy director in December 2004. He left to be director of the National Museum of Science and Industry in October 2010.

Blatchford is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and the Society of Antiquaries (FSA). He was chairman of the governors of De Montfort University. He was appointed a Knight Bachelor in the 2019 New Year Honours for services to Cultural Education.

From Wikipedia’s article on Ian Blatchford, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Science MuseumChair¹²

Early life and education

Date not recordedBirkbeck, University of London³
Date not recordedMansfield College³

Career

Occupation: exhibition curator, jurist, art historian.⁷

Date not recordedWorked at Victoria and Albert Museum⁴
Date not recordedMuseum director⁵
Date not recordedChair, Science Museum⁶

Personal life

BornAug 17, 1965, United Kingdom⁸
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom⁹
ResidenceUnited Kingdom¹⁰

Awards

2019Knight Bachelor¹¹
Date not recordedFellow of the Society of Antiquaries¹¹
Date not recordedOrder of Friendship¹¹
Date not recordedPushkin Medal¹¹

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