About

I am currently Head of Collections Management at National Galleries Scotland, managing a team of twenty-two team members responsible for delivery of NGS loans, touring, exhibitions, acquisitions, stores management, art handling, collections information and audit programme. I’ve worked in Collections Management for over 30 years and have been a member of UKRG since the mid nineties. I have done two separate stints on the committee as Events Officer, and was Chair of the ERC organising committee when the conference came to Edinburgh in 2012. UKRG has been, and continues to be, a huge source of support, information, knowledge sharing, and network building throughout my career. I am honoured and excited to be taking on the role of Chair, and having the opportunity to build on the amazing work Jen and the Committee have been doing over the last two years.

I have held the position of Senior Registrar at Sainsbury Centre in Norwich, Norfolk since September 2022. I oversee four key strands of activity in relation to collections management – acquisitions, documentation, exhibitions and loans – and manage multiple miscellaneous endeavours besides! One of my favourite aspects of the role is presenting art outside, within Sainsbury Centre’s Sculpture Park. Previous places of work include Barbican, Heatherwick Studio, Somerset House Trust, Whitechapel Gallery, The British Museum and Tate. I was also Sponsorship Lead for the organising committee for the 2018 European Registrars Conference, which took place in London. I’m excited to be joining the UKRG Committee and look forward to (re-)connecting with members throughout my term as Secretary.

I am currently an Assistant Registrar at Royal Armouries, where I work on a variety of projects including historic long-term loans, acquisitions, disposals, and our expanding temporary exhibition programme. I really enjoy the unique challenges that come from working so closely with the national collection of arms and armour. I have also previously worked at Leeds Museums and Galleries as a trainee registrar, as part of the collaborative Registrars: Training for the Future programme. I am excited to be joining the UKRG committee as Treasurer and to help contribute to the brilliant collective work and knowledge sharing the team undertake.

I am currently Touring & Programme Manager, V&A Dundee, where I hold responsibility for developing and leading V&A Dundee's international exhibition touring programme, and oversee the management of its programme of loans-in for exhibitions, projects and long-term displays. Prior to joining V&A Dundee, I was Senior Exhibitions Registrar at Tate Modern, and Registrar and Production Manager at Tate Liverpool, and was previously Gallery Registrar at Ingleby, Edinburgh from 2006-2016. I am delighted to be joining the UKRG Committee as Corporate Officer, and very much look forward to supporting the work of UKRG and connecting with our corporate members over the next two years.

I’m currently Assistant Registrar at the Fitzwilliam Museum where I work across a bit of everything! Loans out, loans in, exhibitions and acquisitions. I’ve been a member of UKRG for a few years now and have always found it to be an invaluable community - from helpful resources, to friendly faces at events - it’s always felt like a supportive space to learn and connect. I have worked in the Museum sector for nearly 8 years. I started my career through a traineeship with Norfolk Museums Service, and since then I’ve worked at the Sainsbury Centre and the National Trust, before landing at the Fitz in 2023. I hope this mix of experiences means I can bring a thoughtful and inclusive approach to planning events that speak to the joys and challenges of our work.

I am currently Loans Registrar at the National Galleries of Scotland, where I have been since 2018, working on the short loans out and international touring exhibitions programmes. Prior to this, I held various collections management roles in France, including at smaller institutions such as the Museum of Brittany where I was in charge of the registration and preventive conservation team. As a UKRG member since 2018, I have greatly valued the opportunities for professional development offered through UKRG events, as well as the regular exchange of knowledge and experience with colleagues across the sector, and I’m excited by the prospect of supporting current and future members to make the most of this fantastic network!

I am currently Assistant Registrar at National Museums Scotland where I am responsible for the administration of short-term loans out, long-term loans in and a vibrant temporary exhibitions programme. I have worked in the sector for 6 years, across built heritage, galleries and museums in Northern Ireland and Scotland, bringing a regional perspective and first-hand experience of the effects of BREXIT on international transport.  To me, the heart of UKRG is collaborative working, and I'm looking forward to being part of that in my role as Supporting Officer, working across lots of exciting projects with the rest of the Committee. 

I have worked at Historic Environment Scotland as a collections manager and registrar since 2021, and I am currently focused on improving environmental control and security at selected sites across Scotland. I have a PhD in medieval history, and started my career in museums and heritage as a trainee registrar at Leeds Museum and Galleries and the Royal Armouries. Since then, I have worked in registration, collections management, and project management roles in both national and local authority museums. This will be my second time on the UKRG committee: I am looking forward to supporting the work of the committee and meeting with UKRG members at events.

I'm currently the Collections Project Coordinator for the Arts Council Collection up in Yorkshire, working on the preparation and move of our sculptural collection to its new home in Coventry. I have previous experience with heritage, museums, art and archives from Exeter to Edinburgh, Belfast to Leeds, with a particular focus on inventory, documentation and collections review. As a new member of UKRG I’m really excited to collaborate with fellow members, and keep everyone in the loop with all things registrar.

I have been the Elan Jaglom Collection Registrar at the Wallace Collection for 4 years now having previously worked as Collection Registrar at the V&A. My role is quite varied at the Wallace as we are a small team but primarily I am responsible for our very new Loans Out programme as well as Long Loans In. I also am responsible for Collections Management at the museum which presently includes working on our current CMS migration project. I have always been hugely grateful to, and in admiration of, all the hard work and dedication of the UKRG committee and am delighted to now be the Web Officer! I am looking forward to immersing myself in all the wonderful work of UKRG, and meeting even more lovely members. I will ensure our website continues to be an excellent resource and a supportive environment where members can engage and connect.

Currently tacking the chaos as Registrar at Natural History Museum, with a focus on public programmes, and formerly of the Science Museum and Victoria and Albert Museum. I am responsible for the temporary exhibitions program, masterplan gallery redevelopment program, I oversee reactive loans-in and out as well as long-term loans, outreach loans, and events. I unpick historic collections legacies, science research, and acquisition issues (much supported by the team) and collection returns. I am also a provenance researcher tackling contested ownership, colonialism, and Nazi spoliation in Natural History collections. When I’m not doing that, I like to hang out with friends, take my dachshund Rue out for long country walks, read trashy books, cook, drink wine and nap. I’m excited to take up the role of Events Officer for UKRG and bring more talks, and wine, to the people.