Experience

Birmingham Museums Trust

• United Kingdom
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Collections Information Coordinator

  • Apr 2023 - Present

• Collections Digitisation Assistant

  • Jul 2018 - Apr 2023

  Cataloguing and digitising BMT's works on paper collection, comprising approx 26000 watercolours, prints and drawings. Oversee the packing and decant of the collection, liaising with the collection movers.Lead on the temporary storage of the collection.

• Documentation Assistant

  • Apr 2018 - Jun 2018

• Documentation Assistant (Birmingham Manufacturers)

  • Jan 2018 - Mar 2018

  Duties:- Researching and cataloguing objects relating to the history of manufacture in Birmingham, with a focus on numismatics and Cadbury, the family and business. - Assisting in facilitating research network events, presenting some objects to outside researchers.Skills gained:- Comprehensive understanding of KE EMu, Spectrum standards for cataloguing and the use of import spreadsheets to catalogue. -Researching and synthesising information.



The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Collections Assistant

  • Jul 2016 - May 2017

  Duties : - Assisting in installing temporary exhibitions. This included writing captions, selecting objects, packing objects for movement, invigilating the exhibitions and talking to the public. - Assisting in installation of exhibitions such as the Method in the Madness exhibition. Assisting in routine object changes in existing exhibitions for conservation reasons. - Environmental monitoring across all sites - Cataloguing and accessioning new acquisitions - Meeting outside collaborators and visitors - Managing a volunteer - Several collection and documentation review projects detailed below Projects: - Modes database and Qi database review. This involved checking all records on the Qi collections management database against the Modes entries; updating and standardising the information in the records; adding images. - Reviewing the numismatics collection and compiling a report and database on Excel. This involved: making suggestions for disposal using collections management policy to inform decisions; making suggestions on improvements to storage, keeping in mind some restrains that may occur such as funding or space. I improved the storage of the numismatics, improved documentation through digitisation and research and translated some coins to improve documentation. - Reviewing collection at offsite store. This included conditions of objects and of the store itself. I managed a volunteer during this project, training them in using the collection database and retrospective cataloguing. - Archaeology Expert Eye project – This project gave me a working knowledge of some typical objects from Roman, Romano-British, and neolithic archaeological collections, as well as an awareness of how to store, document, label and curate archaeology. Skills gained: - Qi Database - Cataloguing to spectrum standards. - Handling a wide variety of objects - Environmental monitoring and standards - Installing exhibitions - Caption writing - Compiling reports - Collection reviews Show less



Royal Birmingham Society of Artists

• United Kingdom
• Museums and Institutions
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Gallery Assistant

  • Jan 2016 - Jun 2016

  Duties: - Answering queries - Day-today administration - Processing payments - Installing craft exhibitions - Opening and locking up premises Skills gained: - Customer Service - Installing small-scale displays Duties: - Answering queries - Day-today administration - Processing payments - Installing craft exhibitions - Opening and locking up premises Skills gained: - Customer Service - Installing small-scale displays