I have a particular interest in how innovative museum practice and cross-disciplinary collaboration can bring new life and meaning to neglected heritage collections. Principally through practice, advocacy and research in a wide range of projects, fr
...MoreI have a particular interest in how innovative museum practice and cross-disciplinary collaboration can bring new life and meaning to neglected heritage collections. Principally through practice, advocacy and research in a wide range of projects, from community-led partnerships to major capital projects, national research intiatives and international collaborations, my work aims to unlock the transformative potential of heritage and to challenge accepted notions of ownership and curation. My current work includes managing the John Murray Archive Project, a multi-million euro project to preserve, interpret and open up a major 19th century publisher's archive. I am also a director of the Scottish Museums Council, I chair a number of collaborative projects and also am working on a longer term project involving the historical legacy of the Scots in Panama and its contemporary meaning for local and indigenous people there.
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New Directions in the Humanities
