Departments

• Objects conservation
• Paintings, paper and frame conservation
• Conservation technologies
• Engineering and maritime conservation
• Documentation, digitisation and registration
• Conservation science
• Collections services and logistics

 

Collections management division staff

Please note that you can contact the collections management division for general enquiries, or for more specific information refer to the relevant departments below.

It might help to read through our frequently asked questions to conservators before you get in touch. Further information about the work of each department is also available in the conservation departments section.

Head of collections management

Director of collections management, Sally Ann Yates

Departments

• Objects conservation (including organics, metals and ceramics)
• Paintings, paper and frame conservation
• Conservation technologies (including sculpture)
• Engineering and maritime conservation
• Documentation, digitisation and registration
• Conservation science
• Collections services and logistics (including handling and transport, technical services and store management)

Objects conservation

Head of objects conservation, Vivien Chapman

Senior organics conservator, Tracey Seddon

Head of furniture conservation, Graham Usher

Head of ship and historic models conservation, Chris Moseley

Ship and historic models conservator, David Parsons

Head of metals conservation, Steve Newman

Head of ceramics conservation, Janet Wilson

Paintings, paper and frame conservation

Head of paintings, paper and frame conservation, Ann Stewart

Senior paintings conservator, David Crombie

Paintings conservator, Rebecca Kench

Paper conservator, Keith Oliver

Conservation mount cutter, Nicola Lewis

Head of framing conservation, Roy Irlam

Conservation technologies

Head of conservation technologies, Dr Martin Cooper

Head of sculpture conservation, post currently vacant

Sculpture conservator, Lottie Barnden

Research scientist, Dr Annemarie La Pensée

Finance administrator, Colin Summers

Technical services officer, Dave Whitty

Engineering and maritime conservation

Head of engineering and maritime conservation, Jonathan Carr

Head of industrial and land transport conservation, Justin Garside-Taylor

Senior conservator, land transport, David Letsche

Senior ship conservator, Eamonn Farrell

Conservator, Dale Riley

Documentation, digitisation and registration

Head of documentation, digitisation and registration, Anne Fahy

Registrar, Samantha Howes

Registrar, Godfrey Burke

Registrar, Claire Sedgwick

Conservation science

Head of conservation science, Siobhan Watts

Environmental officer, Sonia Jones

Collections services and logistics

Head of collections services and logistics, Lucy Renwick

Senior handling and transport technician, Richard Roberts

Senior handling and transport technician, Nick Sykes

Store development manager, Gemma Dolan