People

Why I volunteer

Xellun Tang, Ferens Art Gallery, Hull

Who got the job

Senior curator, 18th-century collections, Scottish National Portrait Gallery, EdinburghAdvertised: MJ online October 2013

Moves

The latest appointments in the museum sector

Profile: Shem Mackey

The musical world's demand for new, restored and specialist stringed instruments is met from a college near Chichester

Me and my research: Material culture

Fiona Kerlogue on how links between her London museum and Romania are proving fruitful

Why I volunteer: Nikki Lam

Foundation for Art and Creative Technology, Liverpool

Who got the job

Conservation manager, Glasgow Museums

Moves: April 2014

The latest appointments in the museum sector

Moves: March 2014

Peter Wakelin, formerly the secretary of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales, is the new director of collections and research at Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales. Tonya Nelson is the new head of UCL Museums and Collections. She was the manager of the Petrie Museum, London. Kate Brindley has …

Why I volunteer: Markand Patel

Museum of the Order of St John, London

Who got the job

Assistant curator (large object collections), Highland Folk Museum, Newtonmore Salary: undisclosed Advertised: MJ online September 2013

Me and my research

Lorraine Gibson explains how the smell of collections can indicate decomposition