Sir Mark Jones
The IMA Annual White Lecture in the autumn provides a forum for some of the most influential national and international contemporary museum professionals to speak on matters relating to museums. It is held in memory of Dr. James White, who was one of the founders of the Irish Museums Association.
Past speakers at this prestigious event have included Enrique Juncosa, Director, Irish Museum of Modern Art; Sir Timothy Clifford, Director General, National Galleries of Scotland; Sune Nordgren, Director, National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Norway; Neil McGregor, Director, British Museum; Professor Jack Lohman, Director, Museum of London and Chairman of ICOM (UK); Philippe de Montebello, Director, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; and Professor Dimitrios Pandermalis, President of the Acropolis Museum, Athens.
2010 Annual Lecture
The 2010 Annual Lecture will be given by Sir Mark Jones, Director of the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, on the subject of The Decorative Arts: Why the V&A Collections are so relevant to the 21st Century