We are delighted to announce we have appointed Dr. Katharine Walker as our new Museum Director.
Dr. Katharine Walker enthuses, “I’m delighted to take up the role of Museum Director. It’s a great honour, and I am fortunate to have been given such solid foundations on which to build, thanks to Amanda Hart’s energy and dedication over the past years. There are some staggering archaeological discoveries happening in the Cotswolds at the moment with some incredible stories to tell; it is an exciting and advantageous time to take on the baton.”
Katharine arrives with a wealth of experience and knowledge in leadership and management within the culture and heritage sector and a profound interest in museums and archaeology – she is a Neolithic specialist and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and studied for her Ph.D. in Archaeology at the University of Southampton. Career highlights include Centre Manager at the New Forest Heritage Centre in Lyndhurst, where she has been in a variety of collections and engagement roles for the past six years. She is a Vising Research Fellow in Archaeology at Bournemouth University, and has held roles as Collections Manager and Curator at Hengistbury Head, and part-time lecturer in Archaeology at the University of Bristol.
Katharine continues, “My vision is that collectively we can achieve sustainability for Corinium Museum and expand further on our inclusivity and diversity of resources. The hugely significant collections held at Corinium provide many stories and insights. I’m looking forward to working with the team to unlock further highlights, which we will relay through as many creative channels and events as possible to tell these stories to an even wider audience.”
With a move to the Cotswolds, Katharine takes up the role of Museum Director from February 2022.
She concludes, “I look forward to working with the team, to stride ahead following the impressive redevelopment of the prehistory galleries. I intend to do my utmost to further the Museum’s efforts, and we have some great opportunities in the planning for raising the profile of the Museum even further – these are exciting times!”
