SCOTTISH MINING MUSEUM APPOINTS NEW DIRECTOR

16/06/2010

The Scottish Mining Museum’s newly-appointed Director, Rowan Brown, formally picked up the reins this week as she began her new role and set out her agenda for one of Scotland’s top historical and tourist attractions.
 
Rowan joins the team at the Museum from four years as Senior Curator in Technology at National Museums Scotland (NMS). During her time at NMS, Rowan pioneered a number of exhibitions and events, and also helped secure vital Heritage Lottery Funding and private sponsorship for the Royal Museum Redevelopment Project.
 
Rowan said: “I am very much looking forward to taking up my new post at the Scottish Mining Museum. I have long been a passionate enthusiast of Scotland’s industrial heritage and have worked closely with the staff and collections over the last four years in my capacity as Collections Trustee. I’m extremely keen to ensure that the internationally important site is better known across the globe and to encourage a broader and more diverse range of visitors. ”
 
Rowan brings with her a wealth of sector knowledge, obtained through her studies at the University of St Andrews and Leicester University, and through her employment with NMS, Glasgow City Council, and various other associated organisations. Rowan is also a member of the Museums Association, Scottish Rail Preservation Society, International Committee for the Conservation of Industrial Heritage, and is President of the Scottish Museums Federation.
 
The Rt Hon Henry McLeish, Chair of the Scottish Mining Museum Trust, added: “I, along with my fellow trustees, am delighted at the appointment of Rowan Brown as Director of the Scottish Mining Museum. The museum has gone from strength to strength in recent years and the new Director is well qualified and well placed to continue this good work. The Scottish Mining Museum has strong relationships with government and other museums across Scotland and I look forward to working with the new Director to develop these relationships further.”
 
For further information on the Scottish Mining Museum, please contact 0131 663 7519 or visit www.scottishminingmuseum.com.