Outside shot of the a museum with a crowd of people in front of it. One person is holding up a blue flag with the Birmingham Museums Trust logo.

Addressing the museum attendance and benefit gap

Inequality, representative participation and implementation science

Who We Are

Project leads:

  • Prof. Suzanne MacLeod, Co-Director RCMG, University of Leicester
  • Dr Mark O’Neill, previously Head of Glasgow Museums
  • Prof. Dave O’Brien, Sheffield University
  • Sara Wajid, Co-Director Birmingham Museums Trust
  • Dr David Bartram, Associate Prof. of Sociology, University of Leicester

Network participants:

  • Rosie Barker, Head of Curatorial and Participation, Birmingham Museums Trust
  • Tony Butler, Director, Derby Museums
  • Jo-Ann Curtis, Curator (History) and Curatorial Team Leader, Birmingham Museums Trust
  • Janet Dugdale, Executive Director Museums and Participation, National Museums Liverpool
  • Liz Ellis, Policy Project Manager, National Lottery Heritage Fund
  • Sharon Heal, Director, Museums Association
  • Charlotte Holmes, Head of Participation, Birmingham Museums Trust
  • Liz Johnson, Director of Museums, Arts Council England
  • Dr Laura Kudrna, Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham
  • Janice Lane, Director of Visitor Experience, Museums Wales
  • Dr Nuala Morse, School of Museum Studies, University of Leicester
  • Rachael Minott, (former) joint Head of Participation, Birmingham Museums Trust
  • Prof. Theano Moussouri, Prof. of Museum Studies and expert in museum learning, UCL
  • Dr Susan Oman, Sheffield University and DCMS Fellow
  • Dr Mark Taylor, Methods Institute, Sheffield University
  • Wesley Thislethwaite, Insight & Analysis Manager, National Museums Liverpool