International News

LONDON, Aug 8 (APP/AFP): London’s Victoria and Albert
Museum on Monday announced its “committed Europhile” former director, Martin Roth, has died months after stepping down.
“We are extremely saddened to hear that Dr. Martin Roth has died.
Martin will be remembered as a man of prodigious energy; a director with a global reputation both within the museum world and beyond,” said Nicholas Coleridge, chairman of the celebrated design museum.
Roth, 62, died in his native Germany. He had been diagnosed with
cancer after announcing his departure from the museum last year, according to British media reports.
The German foreign ministry said it was “profoundly saddened” by
Roth’s death, tweeting: “His commitment to fostering cultural collaboration across borders will be missed.”
Roth led the museum for five years and was credited with raising its
international profile.
He was behind successful exhibitions charting the lives of creatives
such as David Bowie and Alexander McQueen.