Jack Lohman

Museum director

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Who is Jack Lohman?

Jack Lohman CBE, born Jacek Lohman, is an educator and museum administrator.

He is Professor of Museum Design and Communication at the Bergen National Academy of the Arts in Norway and Chairman of the National Museum in Warsaw, Poland. He is Editor in Chief of UNESCO’s Museums and Diversity publications series and a member of the International Advisory Board of the National Institute of Museums in Rwanda. He has been Chief Executive Officer of the Royal British Columbia Museum in Victoria since 26 March 2012.

Before taking up his present appointment, Jack Lohman had been Director of the Museum of London since August 2002.

Born in London, England, of Polish parents, Lohman was educated at the University of East Anglia where he graduated with an Honours degree in History of Art in 1979. He was awarded a scholarship to read architecture at the Freie Universität Berlin and later obtained an MA at the University of Manchester. He went on to win a British Council Fellowship Award to study Architecture and Conservation in Warsaw. Lohman has also received honorary doctorates from the University of Westminster, the University of London, and the University of East Anglia.

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  • United Kingdom
Education
  • University of East Anglia

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on July 23, 2013

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