The V&A’s appointment of Tristram Hunt may turn out to be inspired, but is the museum really the best place for him to cut his directorial teeth, asks Thomas Marks.
Tristram Hunt has been appointed as the new director of the V&A. The Labour MP and former Shadow Cabinet minister is to take up the role in the coming months, triggering a by-election in his parliamentary seat of Stoke-on-Trent Central.
The announcement will will come as a surprise to many in the museum sector... Keep reading on Apollo Magazine
Tristram Hunt has been appointed as the new director of the V&A. The Labour MP and former Shadow Cabinet minister is to take up the role in the coming months, triggering a by-election in his parliamentary seat of Stoke-on-Trent Central.
The announcement will will come as a surprise to many in the museum sector... Keep reading on Apollo Magazine