Jack Lohman

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Jack Lohman was appointed Director of the Museum of London ^[1]in August 2002.

Born in London, England, of Polish parents, Jack Lohman was educated at the University of East Anglia where he studied History of Art. 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.

Before taking up his present appointment, Jack Lohman was the Chief Executive Officer of Iziko Museums of Cape Town, South Africa, an organization consisting of fifteen national museums including the South African Museum, the South African Maritime Museum and the South African National Gallery. Here he led the creation of a new museum institution and the transformation of the national museum sector.

He was a Director of TVC Ltd, an award-winning film and audio-visual production company and MET Studio, a multi-disciplinary design consultancy based in London, Singapore and Hong Kong and, between 1985 and 1994, he worked for English Heritage, developing museums and exhibitions both nationally and internationally.

Jack Lohman is also Professor of Museum Design and Communication at the Bergen National Academy of the Arts in Norway. He is Chairman of the International Council of Museums (ICOM) UK, a member of the UK National Commission for UNESCO Culture Committee and a Trustee of the National Museum in Warsaw.