It comes after the museum sacked a senior curator last month after close to 2,000 artefacts, worth millions of pounds, were believed to have been stolen.
It was announced later that the museum's deputy director, Jonathan Williams, had"agreed to voluntarily step back from his normal duties".
That will be the case"until the independent review into the thefts at the museum has concluded", the museum said.Sir Mark Jones FRSE served as Assistant Keeper of Coins and Medals at the British Museum from 1974 to 1990, later becoming Keeper of Coins and Medals until 1992. He subsequently directed the National Museums of Scotland , overseeing the opening of the Museum of Scotland, the creation of the National War Museum of Scotland, and the Museum of Scottish Country Life.
During his tenure as director of the Victoria & Albert Museum , he led a £120, renewal programme, transforming a significant portion of the museum's extensive facilities. From 2011 to 2016, he served as Master of St Cross College, Oxford, overseeing student growth and the construction of a new building with enhanced amenities.
In 2012, Sir Mark founded the acclaimed independent bookshop, the Golden Hare, in Edinburgh, which later earned recognition as the Independent Bookshop of the Year in 2019. Currently, he holds the position of chair for the Pilgrim Trust, the National Trust for Scotland, and Hospitalfield.
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