Glyn Morgan is Science Museum's new Head of Collections
- maxwell museums
- Mar 20
- 2 min read
The Science Museum has a new very senior appointment, with Dr Glyn Morgan announced as the new Head of Collections and Principal Curator.
Morgan is currently the Curatorial Lead for Exhibitions at the Science Museum and has worked on several shows and galleries, most recently as a curator for the popular Versailles: Science and Splendour exhibition. Morgan joined the museum in 2018, working as Project Curator for the blockbuster Science Fiction: Voyage to the Edge of Imagination.
The new role saw a "competitive external recruitment process" according to a museum statement. Morgan will be one of the most senior staff at the museum, officially leading their curatorial, research and library and archives teams.
Morgan previously worked as a lecturer and tutor, and spent nearly ten years as a bookseller in Liverpool and London while completing a part-time PhD, later published as a book, Imagining the Unimaginable: Speculative Fiction and the Holocaust, in 2020.
Sir Ian Blatchford, Director and Chief Executive of the Science Museum Group said: "With his deep exhibitions experience and passion for the collection, Glyn will bring both creativity and curatorial rigour to this role, ensuring the stories of innovation and ingenuity we tell in our exhibitions and galleries continue to engage and inspire our visitors.’
Dr Glyn Morgan, Head of Collections and Principal Curator at the Science Museum, said: "Teasing out the incredible stories of our collection and sharing them with the public is a huge privilege. To lead our brilliant curatorial team as they turn their imaginations to create new galleries and exhibitions is a dream come true. I can’t wait to get started."
The news comes just after the Science Museum appointed its first ever Head of Space. Libby Jackson is the UK’s leading expert on human spaceflight and is joining the museum in a brand new role that will focus heavily on public engagement including working on YouTube content, as well as supporting curators acquire items for the collection.