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Subsequently he completed a postgraduate diploma in art gallery and museum studies at Manchester University.
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Ian Dejardin
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He succeeded Desmond Shawe-Taylor as Director in 2005 and was previously a Chief Curator at the Gallery from 1998. Ian Dejardin holds an Master of Arts in the History of Art from the University of Edinburgh. He started a doctorate in art history at the University of Warwick, but then spent seven years developing a designer knitwear business in Cumbria.
This was followed by curatorial appointments at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, and with English Heritage (London Region).
In 1998, Dejardin was appointed as a curator at the Dulwich Picture Gallery and was responsible for the Gallery"s Permanent Collection of paintings, furniture and works on paper. Dejardin became the Gallery"s director in 2005 coordinating several major exhibitions on an annual basis.
