I’ve been working in the museum and heritage sector since 2001, mostly on the development of content for exhibition and gallery display. Here’s a selection of projects I’ve been a part of over the last few years.
2010
British Museum, London
Italian Renaissance Drawings: from Fra Angelico to Leonardo (April – July 10) Multimedia guide writer
Lambeth Palace Library
Treasures of Lambeth Palace Library (May – July 10) Audio guide writer
Museum of Bristol
M Shed (opening 2011) Text writing consultant
British Library, London
English language exhibition (opening Nov 2010) Formative evaluation focus groups
HMS Belfast, London
Freelance educator (schools)
2009
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
Highlights audio tour of museum, in association with ATS Heritage (launched Dec 09) Writer
Dulwich Picture Gallery, London
Sixth-form online arts magazine project Teacher
British Museum, London
Multimedia guide (Highlights tour) for museum (launched Dec 09) – Writer
Parthenon galleries audio-described guide for visually impaired visitors (launched Dec 09) – Writer
Permanent Gallery of Chinese Ceramics (opened April 09) Interpretation Officer
Gamelan: the music of Java (May – July 09) Interpretation Officer
Museum [Insider]
(Online magazine for suppliers to the heritage sector)
Writer of features articles (Jan 09 – present). Here’s the article archive.
British Library
I managed a research project testing forthcoming temporary exhibition ideas for the Library, conducting face-to-face interviews and chairing four focus groups. The results have informed their exhibitions plan.
2008
British Museum, London
Hadrian: Empire and Conflict (July – Oct) Interpretation Officer
Conservation in Focus (Aug – Oct) Interpretation Officer
Highlights audio-tour (launched April) Co-author
Media Community Network (various locations)
Regeneration – Latin Style (July 08 onwards) Exhibit Curator
2007
British Museum, London
Permanent Gallery of Ancient Europe (opened July 07) Interpretation Officer
Permanent Gallery of Ancient Iran (opened July 07) Interpretation Officer
Permanent Gallery of Ancient South Arabia (opened July 07) Interpretation Officer
Crafting Beauty in Modern Japan (July – Oct 07) Interpretation Officer
Ikebana: Living Flowers of Japan (July – Aug) Interpretation Officer
Divine Cat: Speaking with the Gods of Ancient Egypt (Nov – Jan) Interpretation Officer
Croydon Museums Service
Whatever the Weather (Nov 07) Education Facilitator
2006
British Museum, London
Encounters: Travel and Money in the Byzantine Wold (May-Sept 06) Interpretation Officer
2005
The Wende Museum, Los Angeles
Facing The Wall (2005-06) Program Coordinator
Imperial War Museum, London
The Holocaust Exhibition, Education Facilitator
Vestry House Museum, London
Up The O’s – A History of Leyton Orient FC (Summer 05) Exhibition Text Editor
Croydon Museums Service
Their Past-Your Future (Summer 05) Education Facilitator
2003–2005
Imperial War Museum, London
The Holocaust Exhibition (opened 2000) and Crimes Against Humanity (opened 2002) Research Assistant
In addition to paid work in the museum sector, I sat on the committee of the Friends of Dulwich Picture Gallery from 2003 to 2009 and have been helping to organise Gallery Film, a local film club run through the Friends, since 2006. I also write for Dulwich OnView, an online magazine about cultural life in south London.
