Mary Kershaw | |
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Born | Philadelphia, USA |
Academic background | |
Education | University of Pennsylvania University College London |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Museums |
Institutions | Harrogate Museums York Museums Trust New Mexico Museum of Art Museum of Northern Arizona |
Mary Kershaw is an American museum curator and director.
Kershaw studied at the University of Pennsylvania and University College London before being appointed as an assistant curator at Harrogate's museums. She was the curator at the museums service from 1992 to 2003,overseeing redevelopments of the Mercer Gallery,Knaresborough Castle, [1] St Robert's Cave, [2] and the Royal Pump Room Museum. [3]
She was appointed the Director of Collections at the newly formed York Museums Trust in 2003. [3] She left this post in 2009 to return to the USA as the director of the New Mexico Museum of Art. [4] In June 2019 she was appointed director of the Museum of Northern Arizona. [5]
Kershaw is a Fellow of the Museums Association. [6]
Knaresborough Castle is a ruined fortress overlooking the River Nidd in the town of Knaresborough,North Yorkshire,England.
Harrogate is a spa town and the administrative centre of the Borough of Harrogate in North Yorkshire,England. Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire,the town is a tourist destination and its visitor attractions include its spa waters and RHS Harlow Carr gardens. 13 miles (21 km) away from the town centre is the Yorkshire Dales National Park and the Nidderdale AONB. Harrogate grew out of two smaller settlements,High Harrogate and Low Harrogate,in the 17th century. For three consecutive years (2013–2015),polls voted the town as "the happiest place to live" in Britain.
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The Borough of Harrogate is a local government district and borough of North Yorkshire,England. Its population at the census of 2011 was 157,869. Its council is based in the town of Harrogate,but it also includes surrounding towns and villages. This includes the cathedral city of Ripon and almost all of the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
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