I have lots of childhood memories of visiting castles, cathedrals, museums, and art galleries with my parents. Glasgow’s museums often feature in those memories - I can remember running along the old dinosaur gallery in Kelvingrove, and staring up at the T-rex model, and taking part in a Victorian school classroom experience at Scotland Street School with my Primary 2 class - and somewhere down the line, I must have thought, ‘I want to work in one of these places, someday’.
I was fortunate to study History of Art at the University of Glasgow, and then a postgraduate in Museum Studies. I volunteered for the National Trust for Scotland at Pollok House, whilst I was a student, leading family events and school tours.
My first museum job was as a Gallery Assistant, based at St. Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art and Provand’s Lordship. I vividly remember my first day, walking up High Street, nervous but excited to be finally, and hopefully, starting my museum career. It’s a tough industry to get into, so the Gallery Assistant role was an amazing opportunity.
