Leadership
US entomologist becomes director of University of Oxford Museum of Natural History
Gavin J Svenson joins institution from Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Q&A | ‘Institutions are beginning to see themselves not as fixed monoliths, but as evolving ecosystems’
Sigrid Kirk is organising Build Your Own Artworld 2025, a half-day conference that is exploring intersectional feminist leadership in the visual arts
David Gaimster appointed director of Strawberry Hill House
Gaimster to focus on financial sustainability and strategic development of gothic revival castle
Nick Merriman steps down as chief executive of English Heritage
Geoff Parkin appointed interim head as Merriman leaves role for personal reasons
Simon Wallis appointed to lead Royal Academy of Arts
Founding director of the Hepworth Wakefield will take up London role in September
In brief | Latest moves, funding and capital projects
New director for Pitzhanger Manor | Latest Heritage Fund grants | Barber Institute revamp
Conrad Bodman announced as CEO of the Story Museum
Bodman succeeds outgoing chief executive Caroline Jones
Joint chiefs appointed to Historic England in job share
Claudia Kenyatta and Emma Squire will lead heritage body from October
First director appointed for Trent Park House of Secrets
Giuseppe Albano named chief of new museum dedicated to WWII ‘secret listeners’
Eleri Lynn succeeds Lucy Worsley as chief curator at Historic Royal Palaces
Fashion and textiles historian appointed to oversee curatorial team and presentation of charity's palaces and collections
