Jack Thomas Taylor

About

Jack Thomas Taylor joined the Media Majlis Museum in 2017 as one of the founding curators and has worked extensively across multiple areas of the organization since its inception. In 2021, he was a key member of the team that helped the museum receive its accreditation from the American Alliance of Museums (awarded in 2022). 

Taylor holds a Master of Arts in Culture, Criticism and Curation from Central Saint Martins (CSM) at the University of the Arts London (UAL) with a thesis observing the values that pertain to Universal Expositions (World Expos). In 2021, Taylor completed his Master of Business Administration in Culture and Enterprise, jointly awarded by Birkbeck Business School and his alma mater CSM, with a dissertation with distinction questioning if business strategy tools can be used in the arts and culture domain. Taylor also has a diploma in Intellectual Property and Collections from the Institute of Art & Law at Queen Mary University, London.

Taylor’s current research interests include the exploration of soft power and the cultural and creative industries in Doha, Qatar. This research is being supervised by King’s College London, where he is also currently obtaining his PhD within the culture, media, and creative industries faculty.

Since 2009, he has held various positions in the arts, culture, and creative domains in Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Dubai, and Qatar across exhibitions, branding, visual arts, programming, and publishing. Taylor has consulted a variety of organizations on cultural and creative strategy and contributed to notable projects including the countrywide experience for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™. 

As an experienced curator and producer of ideas, he has worked in diverse and Agile work environments, managing exhibitions and media products from concept through to delivery. Taylor has wide-ranging experience in creative services, including with BOND Creative Agency as a studio manager, strategist, and producer (Abu Dhabi) and as an independent consultant with brand experience agency Imagination. In addition, he has held editorial positions at Brownbook Taylor has also written for the likes of Canvas, Harper’s Bazaar, LS:N Global, Sotheby’s, Time Out, and Vision.

In 2023, Taylor was appointed by Her Excellency Sheikha Amna bint Abdulaziz Al-Thani as a founding board member of the inaugural International Council of Museums (ICOM) national committee in Qatar. Taylor also joined the Northwestern University Staff Advisory Council where he sits on the Human Resources Committee.

Curated Exhibitions

• Taylor, J. T. (forthcoming 2025). Artificial vs. Intelligence [Exhibition]. Media Majlis Museum at Northwestern University in Qatar, Doha, Qatar.
• Taylor, J. T. (2024). Anatomy of a Majlis [Exhibition]. Design Doha Biennial, Doha, Qatar.
• Taylor, J. T. (2023–2024). MetaWhat? [Exhibition]. Media Majlis Museum at Northwestern University in Qatar, Doha, Qatar.
• Taylor, J. T. (2023). Gaia [Luke Jerram Art Presentation] Northwestern University in Qatar, Doha, Qatar
• Taylor, J. T. (2022). Is it a beautiful game? [Exhibition]. Media Majlis Museum at Northwestern University in Qatar, Doha, Qatar.
• Taylor, J. T. (2021). Breaking News? how the smartphone changed journalism [Exhibition]. Media Majlis Museum at Northwestern University in Qatar, Doha, Qatar.
• Taylor, J. T. (2019). Arab Identities, Images in Film [Exhibition]. Media Majlis Museum at Northwestern University in Qatar, Doha, Qatar.
• Taylor, J. T. (2017). Mind the Gap [Exhibition]. Tashkeel, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
• Taylor, J. T. (2016). Heritage: A User’s Manual [Exhibition]. Southbank Centre Archive Studio, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
• Taylor, J. T. (2016). Inert Matter then Live Wire [Exhibition]. Central Saint Martins’ Window Gallery, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Latest Research

• Taylor, J. T. (2021). Can a business strategy tool be used in the arts and culture domain? [MBA Thesis]. Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London, and Birkbeck, University of London.
• Taylor, J. T. (2016). Control or Curation: The Case for Curating an Expo [MA Thesis]. Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London.

Publications

• Taylor, J. T. & Gillett, K. (Eds.) (2025). Artificial vs. Intelligence Glossary: Voices and Conversations (1st ed.) [Exhibition Publication]. Silvana Editoriale.
• Taylor, J. T. & Ali, A. Z. (Eds.) (2023). The Limits of my Language are the Limits of my World: Voices and Conversations (1st ed.) [Exhibition Publication]. Akkadia Press.
• Taylor, J. T. (Ed.) (2023). MetaWhat?: Voices and Conversations [Exhibition Publication]. Akkadia Press.
• Taylor, J. T., Rolim, L. H., & Erskine-Loftus, P. (Eds.). (2022). Is it a beautiful game?: Voices and Conversations [Exhibition Publication]. Akkadia Press.
• Taylor, J. T. (2020). A TV Cabinet of Curiosities. In Transformative Teaching: Focus on Pedagogy (Vol. 31). AMPS.
• Erskine-Loftus, P., & Taylor, J. T. (Eds.). (2021). Breaking news?: Voices and Conversations [Exhibition Publication]. Akkadia Press.
• Taylor, J. T. (2018). Introduction with Viola Shafik. In P. Erskine-Loftus (Ed.), Arab identities, images in film: Voices and Conversations. Akkadia Press.

Talks

• Taylor, J. T. (2024, April). Education in Qatar: Media and Information Literacy beyond formal education [Panel]. UNESCO National Consultation. Ministry of Education. Doha, Qatar.
• Taylor, J. T. (2023, November). The Science of "ART" towards Sustainability and Environmental Responsibility [Panel]. Qatar International Art Festival. Doha Expo 2023.
• Taylor, J. T. (2023, June). Olafur Eliasson Film Screening [Panel]. National Museum of Qatar.
• Taylor, J. T. (2022, October). Is football a beautiful game? [Podcast]. (D. Reiche, Interviewer; episode 24). Center for International and Regional Studies at Georgetown University in Qatar. Available from: soundcloud.com/cirsguq/episode-24-taylor-october-2022.
• Taylor, J. T., & Erskine-Loftus, P. (2022, September). Is it a beautiful game? [Podcast]. (I. F Hurd, Interviewer). Weinberg College Center for International & Area Studies at Northwestern University. Available from: soundcloud.com/wccias/is-it-a-beautiful-game.