Meet the team | National Museums Scotland

Our curators and staff are listed here by collections area.

General enquiries

For general enquiries, please contact Clare Hyatt, Global Arts, Cultures & Design Administrator, who will ensure your enquiry is answered or passed on to the relevant curator(s).

Global Arts, Cultures & Design
Telephone
0131 247 4230
Email
gacd.enquiries@nms.ac.uk

Keeper

Dr Sushma Jansari
Keeper of Global Arts, Cultures and Design

Asia

Friederike Voigt
Principal Curator, West, South and Southeast Asian Collections
Dr Louise Reilly
Curator, Japanese and Ainu Collections
Heather Richardson
Assistant Curator, West, South and Southeast Asian Collections
Mingliu Lu
Assistant Curator, East Asia

European Decorative Arts

Stephen Jackson
Acting Principal Curator, Furniture and Woodwork
Dr Helen Wyld
Senior Curator, Historic Textiles
Dr Emily Taylor
Acting Curator, Historic Textiles
Félix Zorzo
Assistant Curator, European Decorative Arts
Ellie McCartney
Assistant Curator, European Decorative Arts

Mediterranean, Africa, Americas, and Oceania

Dr Margaret Maitland
Principal Curator, Ancient Mediterranean
Dr Daniel Potter
Assistant Curator, Ancient Mediterranean and Africa
Dr Ali Clark
Senior Curator, Oceania
Dr Zachary Kingdon
Senior Curator, African Collections
Victoria Adams
Assistant Curator, Oceania and Americas
Nicole Anderson
Curator, Americas

Modern and Contemporary Design

Georgina Ripley
Principal Curator, Modern and Contemporary Design
Sarah Rothwell
Senior Curator, Modern and Contemporary Design
Claire Blakey
Senior Curator, Modern Decorative Arts
Lisa Mason
Assistant Curator, Modern and Contemporary Design
Carys Wilkins
Assistant Curator, Modern and Contemporary Design