Nat Edwards has been appointed as the new chief executive officer (CEO) of the Thackray Medical Museum in Leeds, replacing Joanne Bartholomew, who is now a museum development officer at Museum Development Yorkshire.
Edwards has moved from his post as the head of masterplan, north, for the Science Museum Group, where he worked on the redevelopment of the National Railway Museum in York.
Over the past 30 years, Edwards has worked at many cultural institutions including the British Museum, the National Library of Scotland, the National Trust for Scotland and Glasgow Museums.
He joins the Thackray Medical Museum at a time of redevelopment and will lead the museum into a £4m transformation. The project, A Healthy Future, will start with an overhaul of the museum’s displays.
Edwards said: “I am delighted to be joining the team at Thackray Medical Museum as it embarks on its most exciting period of development since opening. Now, more than ever, we need to be building a generation who are informed and passionate about medicine and health, who can help shape the big decisions communities need to make – from the future of the NHS to new directions for digital health research.
Edwards has moved from his post as the head of masterplan, north, for the Science Museum Group, where he worked on the redevelopment of the National Railway Museum in York.
Over the past 30 years, Edwards has worked at many cultural institutions including the British Museum, the National Library of Scotland, the National Trust for Scotland and Glasgow Museums.
He joins the Thackray Medical Museum at a time of redevelopment and will lead the museum into a £4m transformation. The project, A Healthy Future, will start with an overhaul of the museum’s displays.
Edwards said: “I am delighted to be joining the team at Thackray Medical Museum as it embarks on its most exciting period of development since opening. Now, more than ever, we need to be building a generation who are informed and passionate about medicine and health, who can help shape the big decisions communities need to make – from the future of the NHS to new directions for digital health research.
“Here in Leeds, we have the perfect combination of strong connections between the past and the future. There is constant medical innovation and education, with world-renowned hospitals leading the way in research, coupled with a rich and important history tied to health.
"It’s vital that Thackray supports the future of medicine by sharing important stories from the past, and we intend to do so in a way that will really spark inspiration in the next generation.”
