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<div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content mw-content-ltr" lang="de" dir="ltr"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="de" dir="ltr"><p><b>Luke Syson</b> ist Kunstexperte und seit 2019 Direktor des <a href="Fitzwilliam-Museum" title="Fitzwilliam-Museum">Fitzwilliam-Museums</a> in <a href="Cambridge" title="Cambridge">Cambridge</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Er organisierte mehrere <a href="Kunstausstellung" title="Kunstausstellung">Kunstausstellungen</a> und ist Experte der Gemälde von <a href="Leonardo_da_Vinci" title="Leonardo da Vinci">Leonardo da Vinci</a>.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Leben">Leben</h2></div>
<p>Er studierte von 1984 bis 1986 am <a href="Courtauld_Institute_of_Art" title="Courtauld Institute of Art">Courtauld Institute of Art</a>, das zur <a href="University_of_London" title="University of London">University of London</a> gehört, mit der Fachrichtung Kunstgeschichte, Kunstkritik und Restaurierung und schloss mit dem <a href="Bachelor_of_Arts" class="mw-redirect" title="Bachelor of Arts">Bachelor of Arts</a> ab.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>Im Laufe seines Lebens war er <a href="Kurator_(Museum)" title="Kurator (Museum)">Kurator</a> verschiedener Museen und organisierte mehrere Kunstausstellungen, zu denen er auch <a href="Ausstellungskatalog" title="Ausstellungskatalog">Ausstellungskataloge</a> veröffentlichte. Von 1991 bis 2001 war er Kurator der Medaillen des <a href="British_Museum" title="British Museum">British Museum</a> in <a href="London" title="London">London</a>, während dieser Zeit half er die Ausstellung <i>Enlightenment: Discovering the World in the Eighteenth Century</i> zu eröffnen. Von 2003 bis 2011 arbeitete er bei der <a href="National_Gallery_(London)" title="National Gallery (London)">National Gallery (London)</a> als Kurator von italienischen Gemälden der Zeit 1460–1500. Dort organisierte er die Ausstellungen <i>Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan</i> und <i>Renaissance Siena: Art for a City.</i> Außerdem war er Co-Kurator der Ausstellungen <i>Renaissance Faces: Van Eyck to Titian</i> und <i>Pisanello: Painter to the Renaissance Court</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Von 2012 bis 2019 war er <a href="Vorsitzender" title="Vorsitzender">Vorsitzender</a> des <a href="Iris_%26_B._Gerald_Cantor_Center_for_Visual_Arts" title="Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts">Iris & B. Gerald</a> für <i>Europäische Skulpturen und dekorative Kunst</i> im <a href="Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art" title="Metropolitan Museum of Art">Metropolitan Museum of Art</a> in <a href="New_York_City" title="New York City">New York</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Seit Februar 2019 ist er Direktor des <a href="Fitzwilliam-Museum" title="Fitzwilliam-Museum">Fitzwilliam-Museums</a> in <a href="Cambridge" title="Cambridge">Cambridge</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>Er war Sprecher bei <a href="TED_Talks" class="mw-redirect" title="TED Talks">TED Talks</a> im Jahr 2013 mit dem Thema <i>How I learned to stop worrying and love „useless“ art</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Filmografie">Filmografie</h2></div>
<ul><li>2014: <a href="National_Gallery_(Film)" title="National Gallery (Film)">National Gallery</a></li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Werke">Werke</h2></div>
<p>Luke Syson ist <a href="Autor" title="Autor">Autor</a> und <a href="Co-Autor" class="mw-redirect" title="Co-Autor">Co-Autor</a> verschiedener <a href="Ausstellungskatalog" title="Ausstellungskatalog">Ausstellungskataloge</a> und <a href="Buch" title="Buch">Bücher</a>:<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<ul><li><i>Objects of Virtue: Art in Renaissance Italy.</i> J. Paul Getty Museum, 2001, ISBN 978-0-89236-657-6</li>
<li><i>Pisanello: Painter to the Renaissance Court.</i> National Gallery Company Ltd, 2001, ISBN 978-1-85709-946-1</li>
<li><i>Renaissance Siena: Art for a City</i>. National Gallery Company Ltd, 2008, ISBN 978-1-85709-392-6</li>
<li><i>Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan.</i> National Gallery Company Ltd, 2011, ISBN 978-1-85709-491-6</li>
<li><i>Leonardo Set: Catalogue & Technical Bulletin – National Gallery London</i>. National Gallery Company Ltd, 2011, ISBN 978-1-85709-542-5</li>
<li><i>Renaissance Faces: Van Eyck to Titian</i>. National Gallery Company Ltd, 2011, ISBN 978-1-85709-407-7</li>
<li><i>Like Life – Sculpture, Color, and the Body.</i> Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2018, ISBN 978-1-58839-644-0</li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Einzelnachweise">Einzelnachweise</h2></div>
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<li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-1">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/pr/fitzwilliam-museum-announces-appointment-new-director"><i>Fitzwilliam Museum announces appointment of new Director | The Fitzwilliam Museum.</i></a><span class="Abrufdatum"> Abgerufen am 19. Januar 2020</span> (englisch).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3ALuke+Syson&rft.title=Fitzwilliam+Museum+announces+appointment+of+new+Director+%7C+The+Fitzwilliam+Museum&rft.description=Fitzwilliam+Museum+announces+appointment+of+new+Director+%7C+The+Fitzwilliam+Museum&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk%2Fpr%2Ffitzwilliam-museum-announces-appointment-new-director&rft.date=&rft.language=en"> </span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-2">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/luke-syson-25359457/"><i>LinkedIn – Luke Syson.</i></a><span class="Abrufdatum"> Abgerufen am 19. Januar 2020</span> (englisch).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3ALuke+Syson&rft.title=LinkedIn+%E2%80%93+Luke+Syson&rft.description=LinkedIn+%E2%80%93+Luke+Syson&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fluke-syson-25359457%2F&rft.date=&rft.language=en"> </span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-3">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.worldsciencefestival.com/participants/luke_syson/"><i>Luke Syson.</i></a> In: <i>World Science Festival.</i><span class="Abrufdatum"> Abgerufen am 19. Januar 2020</span> (amerikanisches Englisch).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3ALuke+Syson&rft.title=Luke+Syson&rft.description=Luke+Syson&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.worldsciencefestival.com%2Fparticipants%2Fluke_syson%2F&rft.language=en-US"> </span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-4">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite">Geraldine Kendall Adams: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/17102018-luke-syson-appointed-director-fitzwilliam"><i>Luke Syson appointed director of Fitzwilliam Museum | Museums Association.</i></a> 17. Oktober 2018,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 19. Januar 2020</span> (englisch).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3ALuke+Syson&rft.title=Luke+Syson+appointed+director+of+Fitzwilliam+Museum+%7C+Museums+Association&rft.description=Luke+Syson+appointed+director+of+Fitzwilliam+Museum+%7C+Museums+Association&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.museumsassociation.org%2Fmuseums-journal%2Fnews%2F17102018-luke-syson-appointed-director-fitzwilliam&rft.creator=Geraldine+Kendall+Adams&rft.date=2018-10-17&rft.language=en"> </span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-5">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite">Alex Spencer: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/whats-on/new-director-of-the-fitzwilliam-on-jaw-dropping-museum-revamp-9085976/"><i>Luke Syson: new director of the Fitzwilliam on 'jaw-dropping' museum revamp.</i></a> In: <i>Cambridge Independent.</i> 14. Oktober 2019,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 19. Januar 2020</span> (englisch).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3ALuke+Syson&rft.title=Luke+Syson%3A+new+director+of+the+Fitzwilliam+on+%27jaw-dropping%27+museum+revamp&rft.description=Luke+Syson%3A+new+director+of+the+Fitzwilliam+on+%27jaw-dropping%27+museum+revamp&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cambridgeindependent.co.uk%2Fwhats-on%2Fnew-director-of-the-fitzwilliam-on-jaw-dropping-museum-revamp-9085976%2F&rft.creator=Alex+Spencer&rft.date=2019-10-14&rft.language=en"> </span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-6">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite">Cordelia Jackson: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.staff.admin.cam.ac.uk/appointments/fitzwilliam-museum-announces-appointment-of-new-director"><i>Fitzwilliam Museum announces appointment of new Director.</i></a> 16. Oktober 2018,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 19. Januar 2020</span> (englisch).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3ALuke+Syson&rft.title=Fitzwilliam+Museum+announces+appointment+of+new+Director&rft.description=Fitzwilliam+Museum+announces+appointment+of+new+Director&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.staff.admin.cam.ac.uk%2Fappointments%2Ffitzwilliam-museum-announces-appointment-of-new-director&rft.creator=Cordelia+Jackson&rft.date=2018-10-16&rft.language=en"> </span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-7">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite">Luke Syson: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ted.com/talks/luke_syson_how_i_learned_to_stop_worrying_and_love_useless_art"><i>How I learned to stop worrying and love „useless“ art.</i></a><span class="Abrufdatum"> Abgerufen am 19. Januar 2020</span> (englisch).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3ALuke+Syson&rft.title=How+I+learned+to+stop+worrying+and+love+%E2%80%9Euseless%E2%80%9C+art&rft.description=How+I+learned+to+stop+worrying+and+love+%E2%80%9Euseless%E2%80%9C+art&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ted.com%2Ftalks%2Fluke_syson_how_i_learned_to_stop_worrying_and_love_useless_art&rft.creator=Luke+Syson&rft.language=en"> </span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-8">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.waterstones.com/author/luke-syson/486910"><i>Luke Syson books and biography | Waterstones.</i></a><span class="Abrufdatum"> Abgerufen am 19. Januar 2020</span> (englisch).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3ALuke+Syson&rft.title=Luke+Syson+books+and+biography+%7C+Waterstones&rft.description=Luke+Syson+books+and+biography+%7C+Waterstones&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.waterstones.com%2Fauthor%2Fluke-syson%2F486910&rft.language=en"> </span></span>
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