Experience

Barker Langham

• United Kingdom
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Head of Narrative

  • Aug 2021 - Present

  Responsible for directing and overseeing narrative development projects, identifying interpretation best practice, and training the team in interpretive methods as Head of Narrative for Barker Langham.

• Principal

  • Dec 2018 - Present

  Heading-up Barker Langham's North America team from our office in Vancouver. Responsible for strategic planning, visitor experience, interpretation and curatorial development in the USA, Canada, UK, Middle East and Asia.

• Senior Consultant

  • Dec 2017 - Dec 2018

  Leading on curatorial and interpretation projects for Barker Langham in the UK, Europe and Middle East.



Natural History Museum

• United Kingdom
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 700 & Above Employee

• Interpretation Lead, International Engagement

  • Aug 2016 - Dec 2017

  In this role, I was responsible for leading content development for national and international engagement projects managed through the Natural History Museum's consultancy team. This has included projects in Hong Kong, Singapore and the UK.

• Interpretation Developer

  • Aug 2012 - Dec 2017

  Interpretation Lead, Hintze Hall RedevelopmentIn my role as lead Interpretation Developer on this large-scale Capital Project, I was responsible for selecting and interpreting all specimens and objects for the Museum's iconic Hintze Hall. This involved considerable internal and external stakeholder management, detailed content and narrative development, text writing for all areas of the Central Hall, budget monitoring, project management and digital development, as well as frequent presentations to senior management, Trustees, donors and both internal and external stakeholders. Hintze Hall reopened to great critical acclaim in July 2017.Interpretation Lead, Colour and VisionLeading on the Natural History Museum's major temporary exhibition, Colour and Vision, I was responsible for working with the core science team to develop all content, write all text, develop innovative interpretation methods, shape the exhibition's 3D and 2D design and commission two art installations.Colour and Vision reviews:★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 'A mind-expanding peepshow of nature.' – The Guardian★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 'If ever a show was made for Instagram, this is it.' – Time Out★ ★ ★ ★ 'This show will change how you will see forever.' – Evening Standard Show less

• Visit Planner

  • Jun 2011 - Jul 2012

  My role as a Visit Planner involved working with the public to plan interesting, fun and informative visits, as well as developing projects that would enhance their experience. Working so closely with the public allowed me to see first-hand what visitors to national museums are looking for, something I keep in mind when developing content for exhibitions.



Orleans House Gallery

• Curatorial Assistant

  • May 2011 - Jan 2012

  As the Orleans House Gallery is a relatively small institution, my responsibilities ranged from writing text for exhibitions to condition checking art and installing displays. As the Orleans House Gallery is a relatively small institution, my responsibilities ranged from writing text for exhibitions to condition checking art and installing displays.