Senior National Curator, Midlands (Pictures and Sculpture) at the National Trust
“There’s › re›l m›gic in seeing › spont›neous brushstroke th›t looks like it w›s p›inted yesterd›y, but is ›ctu›lly hundreds of ye›rs old”
HOW DID YOU BECOME A CURATOR?
I realised quite early on that I wanted to be a curator, so I worked steadily towards it. Volunteering in museums and postgraduate studies were really important steps on the way. It’s been hard work but, at the same time, it’s always felt like natural progression.
Even as a kid I gravitated towards
