Contact Us

We love to know what people think of the Museum, if you’d like to give us feedback on a recent visit please use this form.

If you’d like to get in touch with a specific person or department, their details are:

General enquiries/reception  +44 (0) 1833 690606  or email hello@thebowesmuseum.org.uk

Director’s Office

Executive Director – Hannah Fox
Executive Assistant and Business Support Coordinator – Simone Wain

Senior Leadership Team

Director of Commercial and Operations – Simon Lee
Director of Programmes and Collections – Vicky Sturrs
Acting Director of Marketing & Communications – Jane Whitehead

Marketing & Communications 

Audiences Manager – Rachael Fletcher 01833 694600
Marketing & Communications Coordinator – Sarah Webster 01833 695866
Digital Marketing Assistant – Faye Rodgerson 01833 690606 ext.241

Commercial and Operations

Operations Manager – Leigh Mylchreest  – 01833 694613
Facilities Manager – Hannah Fawcett – 01833 694 614
Enterprises Manager – David Nicholls – 01833 690606 ext. 212

Education

Learning Manager – Alia  Cruz  - 01833 690606
Learning Producer (Education & Families) – Connor Lagus – 01833 690606
Learning Producer (Young People & Adults) – Victoria Franka – 01833 690606

Collections and Curatorial Team

Collections Manager – Dr Jane Whittaker  – 01833 694618
Curator of Fashion & Textiles – Rachel Whitworth   – 01833 694608
Curator of Fine Art & Design – Dr Howard Coutts  – 01833 694607
Co-Production Curator – Eleanor Thirlway – 01833 690606 ext. 239
Collections Coordinator – Joe Kinsey – 01833 690606 ext. 220

Events

Events & Hire Coordinator – Francesca Foster – 01833 694615
Events Assistant – Kate Atkin

For Summer Market traders enquiries:
events@thebowesmuseum.org.uk

For Winter Market traders enquires:
winter@thebowesmuseum.org.uk

Production Team
Production Manager (Exhibitions & Display) – George Harris  - 01833 694603
Production Coordinator (Exhibitions & Display) – Catherine Dickinson  - 01833 690606 ext. 211
Production Technician – Vincent Shawcross  – 01833 690606 ext. 206

Volunteering
Volunteer Manager – Jess White – 01833 690606 ext.219

For expressions of interest:
volunteers@thebowesmuseum.org.uk

Fundraising

Development Manager – Julie Wood – 01833 690606 ext.213

Library & Archives
Honorary Archivist – Dr Judith Phillips  

HR
Human Resources

Finance

Finance Department  - 01833 690606

Shop
shop@thebowesmuseum.org.uk  – 01833 690606 ext. 225

Café Bowes
cafe@thebowesmuseum.org.uk – 01833 690606 ext. 227

Weddings
Please complete this enquiry form.

Groups
groups@thebowesmuseum.org.uk

The Bowes Museum
Newgate
Barnard Castle DL12 8NP 

Tel: +44 (0) 1833 690606
Email: hello@thebowesmuseum.org.uk  

The Bowes Museum is a registered charitable trust.  Its trustees are: 

Peter Mothersill – Chairman
Steve Howell
Cllr Elizabeth Scott
Dr Ken Partington
Michael Robinson
Alison Thain
Eliot Smith 
Deborah Corbett
Jenny Collingwood
Rebecca Blackwood