Annabelle joined David Parr House in July 2022, bringing a wealth of experience in curating, collections management, research, and cultural leadership. After training and working as a textile designer, Annabelle developed a career in museums working with collections, exhibitions and public programmes. She specialises in contemporary craft practice and its intersection with visual arts, performance, material culture and design.  

Prior to joining David Parr House, she was Associate Curator for Crafts Council, Head of Exhibitions & Collections at Crafts Council and has held curatorial posts with Museum of the Home, British Museum, Museum of Reading. She has lectured and taught widely at Kingston University, and the collaborative MA with Design Museum, Royal College of Art. She has been an external examiner for Plymouth University and sits on the Board of ArtLink & Gallery 87 in Hull. She is a Mentor for Museums Association Associate programme and was previously a Trustee for NN Contemporary in Northampton. 

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Holly joined the team in 2023 as an experienced curator and digital producer. Prior to joining the David Parr House team, Holly worked in digital communications for Wysing Arts Centre and Cavendish Arts Science in Cambridge. She is an experienced curator producing independent projects across Glasgow and Leeds, curating projects for Tramway, The Hunterian Museum and Gallery and Strange Field. In 2021, Holly graduated with a distinction in Curatorial Practice (Contemporary Art) from Glasgow School of Art. 

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Jenny has always worked in a heritage environment and spent most of her career at the Duxford branch of the Imperial War Museum.  Her roles have always been visitor-focused and most recently, in volunteer engagement. Jenny joined the David Parr House team in 2018 as a member of the textile team while the house was under restoration and then became a Tour Guide when the house reopened. Jenny is an artist in her spare time and loves the Arts and Crafts Movement and the Vienna Secession. 

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Christina is Head of Collections Management at UCL Museums and Collections and also provides collections information advice to Sir John Soane’s Museum on a freelance basis. Previously she has worked at Crafts Council, The Wallace Collection, St Paul’s Cathedral and the V&A as well as freelance trainer for the Collections Trust and the London Museums’ Development Team. She has a particular interest in collections in non-traditional settings.

Susan has worked in Cambridge museums for over 15 years and has a keen interest in the city’s heritage and social history. She works as a freelance heritage evaluation consultant and with University of Cambridge Museums as an Evaluation and Insights Coordinator. 

Tamsin first saw the house in 2009 whilst curating an exhibition entitled ‘A Space of Our Own’ for the Museum of Cambridge. Since then, she has worked with the Parr and Leach families to conserve the house for future generations to enjoy. Tamsin entered the heritage industry through museum education and has a passion for making history accessible to all. During her career, she has developed and managed many creative and innovative events, exhibitions and community projects.  She is a Trustee of AccessArt. 

Frank is the Deputy Director and Chief Operating Officer of the Museum of the Home in Hoxton.  In this role, he leads visitor experience, commercial, estates & gardens and finance/HR.  During his tenure, he has led on redeveloping and improving various spaces at the Grade I listed museum including the new 'Hive' exhibition and event rooms. Previously, Frank led the Bloomsbury Theatre through a period of significant change as it was redeveloped and reopened with a new programme in 2018, as well as directing all operations across UCL's Museums and Collections. 

Susie is the Assistant Director of Kettle's Yard in Cambridge. She oversees communications, audience development, operations and financial management, HR, community and learning, the digital strategy and plan, and commercial activity. Susie has been at Kettle’s Yard since 2001 and was Head of Communications from 2012-2021. Previously, Susie worked at Leeds City Art Gallery. She has a BA in History and History of Art from Birmingham University and an MA in Museum Studies from Leicester University.

Vicky is Reader in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Visual Culture at Birkbeck, University of London. Before working in Higher Education, she had research, curatorial and public engagement roles at the Museum of the Home, the V&A, the Foundling Museum and Tate Britain. Vicky's research interests include the relationship between literature and visual culture, the history of the book and the Arts and Crafts Movement (especially the figure of the art-workman).