Joann has new role at museums

The new chair of trustees at Scarborough Museums and Galleries is Egyptologist, Professor Joann Fletcher.

Professor Fletcher lives in Scarborough and is based in the Department of Archaeology at the University of York.

Although only recently becoming a trustee of Scarborough Museums and Galleries, she has been researching aspects of the collection for almost

20 years and working as consultant and advisor for Harrogate Museums and Arts, the Museum of Wigan Life and Barnsley Museums, where she is also guest curator and patron of Barnsley Museums & Heritage Trust.

As Head of the Local Ambassador programme of the Egypt Exploration Society, set up to promote the study of ancient Egypt, she also gives regular talks to local schools and societies on many aspects of archaeology, and has published widely with Hodder & Stoughton, Harper Collins and British Museum Press among others. Her regular appearances on television include the BAFTA-winning Mummifying Alan: Egypt’s Last Secret and her role as writer/presenter for BBC2’s four-part series Immortal Egypt with Joann Fletcher.

Professor Fletcher said: “I’m really looking forward to this new role as chair of Scarborough Museum and Galleries.

“To be able to work with museum colleagues from Scarborough and beyond on its world class collections will be such a privilege. It's certainly an exciting if challenging responsibility, but I'll do everything I can for the collections of my adopted town I love so much.”