Our team has a wide range of expertise; including audience development, collection care, volunteering, digital engagement and business development.
Our team is currently working remotely. Please get in touch via our contact form and we will make sure you are connected to the right support as soon as we can. If you would prefer to speak to us via telephone, please mention this in your message and a member of our team can arrange this with you.
Our structure
Our central team is based at Bristol Museum and Art Gallery. Here we work on developing our full programme, deploy the wider team across the South West and process data on audiences and the wider museum sector.
Museum Development Officers (MDOs) work on the ground with museums and are located throughout the South West. These individuals are very knowledgeable about their local area and on all aspects of development.
We have a dedicated Accreditation Technical Advisor who works with museums and our local MDOs to support museums in the process of Accreditation. We work with museums from the initial eligibilty stage right across to post application and maintaining the standard.
Our Thematic Officers across the South West bring expertise to the core elements of our work:
- Audience Development – Rachel Miller
- Conservation and Collection Care – Helena Jaeschke
- Digital Engagement – Rachel Cartwright
- Volunteering and Workforce – Eleanor Moore
All of our team contact details can be found below. In the first instance we recommend that you get in touch with us directly and ensure you are connected with the best suited team member.
Team contact details
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Central team
Victoria Harding
Programme Manager
Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Queens Road, Bristol, BS8 1RL
Roz Bonnet
Programme and Projects Officer
Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Queens Road, Bristol, BS8 1RL
Abigail Millican
Programme Coordinator
Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Queens Road, Bristol, BS8 1RL
Rowan Whitehouse
Data and Research Assistant
Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Queens Road, Bristol, BS8 1RL
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Museum Development Officers
Alex Gibson
Bath, Bristol, North East Somerset, South Gloucestershire and Swindon
Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Queens Road, Bristol, BS8 1RL
Helen McConnell Simpson
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire Heritage Hub, Clarence Row, Alvin Street
Gloucester,
GL1 3DW
Stephanie Clemens
Cornwall
Cornwall Museums Partnership, Studio 101 Krowji, West Park, Redruth, Cornwall, TR15 3AJ
Susan Eddisford
Teignbridge, East and West Devon, South Hams, Exeter and Torbay
Bradninch Place, Gandy Street, Exeter, Devon, EX4 3LS
Pippa Griffith
Mid-Devon
Tiverton Museum of Mid-Devon Life, Beck’s Square, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 6PJ
Alison Mills
North Devon & Torridge
Museum of Barnstaple & North Devon, The Square, Barnstaple, Devon, EX32 8LN
Victoria de Wit
Dorset, Bournemouth and Poole
Dorset History Centre, Bridport Road, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1RP
Rachel Bellamy
Somerset
Somerset Heritage Centre, Brunel Way, Taunton, Somerset, TA2 6SF
Heather Perry
Wiltshire
Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre, Cocklebury Rd, Chippenham SN15 3QN
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Thematic Officers
To contact our Thematic Officers, please use our contact form, and choose the relevant dropdown option.
Rachel Cartwright
Digital Engagement Officer
Provides a specialist advisory service to help implement digital tools to broaden engagement with museum collections and online audiences.
Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Queens Road, Bristol, BS8 1RL
Helena Jaeschke
Conservation Development Officer
Provides specialist advice and support to help museums improve the care and management of their collections.
Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Queen Street, Exeter, EX4 3RX
Rachel Miller
Audience and Insights Officer
Can work with you to understand and apply audience data more effectively to diversify and engage new audiences.
Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Queens Road, Bristol, BS8 1RL
Eleanor Moore
Sustainable Volunteering Officer
Can work with you to advise good practice in leadership, workforce resilience, volunteer engagement and retention.
Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Queens Road, Bristol, BS8 1RL