Martin Roth (museum director)

For other people named Martin Roth, see Martin Roth (disambiguation).
Martin Roth in June 2014 at the opening of the Kunstfestspiele Herrenhausen in Hanover

Martin Roth (German pronunciation: [ˈmaʁtiːn ˈʁoːt];[1][2] born 16 January 1955, Stuttgart)[3] is a German museum director. Since 2011, he has been Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.[4]

Career

Roth became Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum in September 2011.[5]

Before joining the V&A, Roth was Director General of the Dresden State Art Collections, overseeing 12 museums and galleries. During this time he created an extensive network of international partners, which led to numerous exhibitions overseas.

From 1996 to 2001 Roth was a member of the senior management of the Expo 2000 in Hanover and Director of Thematic Exhibitions. He was President of the German Museums Association from 1995 to 2003, and a member of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Advisory Board in Berlin until his relocation to London in 2011. From 1991 to 2000 he was Director of the German Hygiene Museum in Dresden, the first German science museum, and prior to that he was Curator at the Deutsches Historisches Museum (1989-2001). He remains a personal member of the German Olympic Sports Federation.

Roth is a Trustee of the British Council and a member of both the Council of the Royal College of Art and the Court of Imperial College in London.

After completing his PhD on the history of museums and cultural politics in the Weimar Republic and the Third Reich at the Eberhard Karls University in Tuebingen in 1987, Roth became a researcher at the Maison des Sciences de l’Homme, E.H.E.S.S. in Paris. Following this, in 1992, he became a visiting scholar at the Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles.

Roth has lectured at the University of Dresden, the School of Design in Karlsruhe, and the University of Karlsruhe.

Honours

In 2007, Roth was appointed to the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in the rank of Chevalier, and in 2010 to the Danish Order of Dannebrog.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Krech, Eva-Maria; Stock, Eberhard; Hirschfeld, Ursula; Anders, Lutz Christian (2009). Deutsches Aussprachewörterbuch (in German). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. pp. 728 and 882. ISBN 978-3-11-018202-6.
  2. ↑ Mangold, Max (2005). Das Aussprachewörterbuch (in German) (6th ed.). Mannheim: Dudenverlag. pp. 537 and 686. ISBN 9783411040667.
  3. ↑ "ROTH, Martin". Who's Who 2015. A & C Black. October 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "Martin Roth, Director of the V&A". Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "V&A museum appoints German academic as its new director". BBC News. 21 April 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  6. ↑ Gabbatt, Adam (21 April 2011). "V&A appoints Martin Roth as director". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
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