Christopher Brown (museum director)

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Professor

Christopher Brown

Museum director
EmployerUniversity of Oxford

Christopher Paul Hadley Brown,

Sir Anthony van Dyck.[1]

Early life

Brown was born on 15 April 1948, in

Master of Arts (MA Oxon) as per tradition.[3] He remained at St Catherine's to complete a Diploma in Art History.[3][6] He then undertook post-graduate research at the Courtauld Institute of Art and completed his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree.[5]

Career

From 1971 to 1998, he worked at the National Gallery, London; first as Curator of 17th-century Dutch and Flemish paintings, eventually as Chief Curator.[2] He was appointed director of the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford in 1998 and it was largely due to his drive, determination and fundraising that the museum, especially the front part, was so spectacularly rebuilt.

Brown sits on the Prix Pictet advisory board.[citation needed]

Honours

In the 2011 New Year Honours, Brown was appointed commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) 'for services to museums'.[7]

He is an

honorary fellow of his alma mater St Catherine's College, Oxford.[8]

Bibliography

Brown's works include:[3]

Translations

He has also had articles published in a number of journals, including The Times and The Times Literary Supplement.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Van Dyck: What Lies Beneath". Fake or Fortune?. Series 2. Episode 3. 30 September 2012. BBC. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Our Members". National Museum Directors' Council. Archived from the original on 12 June 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Dr Christopher Brown, CBE Authorised Biography". Debrett's People of Today. Debrett's. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Traveller in Time" (PDF). Castaway. oxfordtimes.co.uk. September 2014. pp. 8–15. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Laureation address – Professor Christopher Brown CBE". News. University of St Andrews. 25 June 2013. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  6. ^ a b "Freedom of Oxford for Catz Alumnus". St Catherine's College Oxford. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  7. ^ "No. 59647". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2010. pp. 6–7.
  8. ^ "Honorary Fellows". Academic staff. St Catherine's College, Oxford. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
Cultural offices
Preceded by
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Director of the Ashmolean Museum
1998–2014
Succeeded by