Matthew McMahon
Museum Collections Officer at Armagh Observatory & Planetarium- Claim this Profile
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Courtney Allison
Matthew is the single most dedicated servant to his work, craft and community I have ever had the pleasure of working beside. He is exacting in his own work standards and delivers on every task and project he starts or is involved with. He goes above and beyond for the betterment of his organisation and his work and treats colleagues with the kindness and understanding one would expect from family. He improves standards and procedures in every aspect of the structure he works under and would make an excellent and welcome addition to any team. His passion for history and heritage underpins all of his duties - the sector is better for Matthew existing within it.
Courtney Allison
Matthew is the single most dedicated servant to his work, craft and community I have ever had the pleasure of working beside. He is exacting in his own work standards and delivers on every task and project he starts or is involved with. He goes above and beyond for the betterment of his organisation and his work and treats colleagues with the kindness and understanding one would expect from family. He improves standards and procedures in every aspect of the structure he works under and would make an excellent and welcome addition to any team. His passion for history and heritage underpins all of his duties - the sector is better for Matthew existing within it.
Courtney Allison
Matthew is the single most dedicated servant to his work, craft and community I have ever had the pleasure of working beside. He is exacting in his own work standards and delivers on every task and project he starts or is involved with. He goes above and beyond for the betterment of his organisation and his work and treats colleagues with the kindness and understanding one would expect from family. He improves standards and procedures in every aspect of the structure he works under and would make an excellent and welcome addition to any team. His passion for history and heritage underpins all of his duties - the sector is better for Matthew existing within it.
Courtney Allison
Matthew is the single most dedicated servant to his work, craft and community I have ever had the pleasure of working beside. He is exacting in his own work standards and delivers on every task and project he starts or is involved with. He goes above and beyond for the betterment of his organisation and his work and treats colleagues with the kindness and understanding one would expect from family. He improves standards and procedures in every aspect of the structure he works under and would make an excellent and welcome addition to any team. His passion for history and heritage underpins all of his duties - the sector is better for Matthew existing within it.
Experience
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Armagh Observatory & Planetarium
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United Kingdom
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Museums
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1 - 100 Employee
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Museum Collections Officer
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Jul 2022 - Present
Caring for historic documents and scientific instruments, policy development, historical research, exhibition curation and volunteer oversight. Focused on opening up the collection through digital methods and improving accessibility to heritage and volunteering opportunities for the deaf community.
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Museum Assistant
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Dec 2019 - Jun 2022
Policy development, preventative conservation and writing successful funding applications. Chaired regular meetings on Museum Accreditation and guided a project group on the subject.
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Education Assistant
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Jul 2019 - Dec 2019
Workshops, tours, cafe work and general educational roles.
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Ristretto
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Banbridge, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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Warehouse Laborer
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Sep 2019 - Mar 2020
Warehouse operations, packing, coffee roasting, barista training and coffee tasting Warehouse operations, packing, coffee roasting, barista training and coffee tasting
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Public Record Office of Northern Ireland
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United Kingdom
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Government Administration
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1 - 100 Employee
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Curator
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Feb 2018 - Mar 2019
Reprographics, digitization, quality control, social media content. Specialized in to-order digitization of maps, glass plate negatives government archives. Trained in digital conservation and paper handling procedures. Reprographics, digitization, quality control, social media content. Specialized in to-order digitization of maps, glass plate negatives government archives. Trained in digital conservation and paper handling procedures.
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National Museums of the Royal Navy
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Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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Visitor Experience Team Member
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May 2017 - Sep 2018
Guided tours, bar tending, visitor interactions and cafe work. Guided tours, bar tending, visitor interactions and cafe work.
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The Tower Museum
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United Kingdom
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Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
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1 - 100 Employee
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Volunteer
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Mar 2016 - May 2017
Volunteer, digitising, archival research, public engagement and exhibition writing. Wrote text and sourced imagery for the 2017 'S.S. Laurentic Exhibition' and digitized over 4,000 images from the William Darlow Maritime Collection. Volunteer, digitising, archival research, public engagement and exhibition writing. Wrote text and sourced imagery for the 2017 'S.S. Laurentic Exhibition' and digitized over 4,000 images from the William Darlow Maritime Collection.
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Education
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2017 - 2020
Ulster University
Master of Arts - MA, Museology/Museum Studies -
2014 - 2017
Ulster University
Bachelor of Arts - BA, History -
2022 -
Queen's University Belfast
Postgraduate Degree, Geography
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