Jean Franczyk, director of learning at the National Museum of Science and Industry (NMSI), has been appointed director of Manchester’s Museum of Science and Industry (Mosi).
The appointment follows the merger between Mosi and the NMSI, and the announcement last month that Tony Hill would step down as director of the Manchester museum.
Franczyk will report to Ian Blatchford, director of the NMSI and the Science Museum in London.
Blatchford said: “Jean is a highly respected colleague, both within the NMSI and the wider museum community, and I am confident that she will bring her huge energy, insight and skill to this role. She has a wealth of experience and the museum will flourish under her leadership.”
As director of learning at the NMSI, Franczyk led a team of more than 120. She also oversaw the NMSI’s audience research and advocacy team.
The NMSI group also includes York’s National Railway Museum and the National Media Museum in Bradford.
See profile of Ian Blatchford, p34
The appointment follows the merger between Mosi and the NMSI, and the announcement last month that Tony Hill would step down as director of the Manchester museum.
Franczyk will report to Ian Blatchford, director of the NMSI and the Science Museum in London.
Blatchford said: “Jean is a highly respected colleague, both within the NMSI and the wider museum community, and I am confident that she will bring her huge energy, insight and skill to this role. She has a wealth of experience and the museum will flourish under her leadership.”
As director of learning at the NMSI, Franczyk led a team of more than 120. She also oversaw the NMSI’s audience research and advocacy team.
The NMSI group also includes York’s National Railway Museum and the National Media Museum in Bradford.
See profile of Ian Blatchford, p34