Gail Boyle

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Gail Boyle

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Occupation(s)Museum Curator
Archaeologist
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  • Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery
  • University of Bristol

Gail Boyle FMA [1] FSA is a British curator. She is the Senior Curator of Archaeology and World Cutures at Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives, former Chair of the Society for Museum Archaeology, and an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Bristol. [2] She was elected as a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London on 2 February 2015. [3] She is also a fellow of the Museums Association. [4] Gail was first appointed to the Treasure Valuation Committee in 2018 [5] and then re-appointed in 2023. [6] She is also Chair of the Board of Trustees for the Bristol & Gloucestershire Archaeological Society and sits on a wide variety of archaeological and heritage-related advisory groups including the Portable Antiquities Scheme Advisory Group and Historic England's. [7]

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References

  1. https://www.museumsassociation.org/careers/fellowship
  2. "Mrs Gail Boyle". University of Bristol. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  3. "Mrs Gail Boyle". Society of Antiquaries of London. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  4. "Gail Boyle FMA". Museums Association. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  5. "Treasure Valuation Committee appointment Gail Boyle". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  6. "Gail Boyle reappointed to the Treasure Valuation Committee". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  7. Future of Archaeological Archives Programme.