Janet Barnes

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Janet Barnes
CBE
Occupation(s)Museum Curator
Director
Academic work
Institutions
  • Turner Museum of Glass
  • Arts Council England
  • National Heritage Memorial Fund
  • York Museums Trust
  • Oxford University

Janet Barnes, CBE is a British curator and former museum director. She was the chief executive officer of York Museums Trust from its founding in 2002 to 2015.

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Career

Barnes was the Honorary Curator of the Turner Museum of Glass at the University of Sheffield from 1979 to 1999. [1] During her time in Sheffield she had a variety of curatorial and management roles in Sheffield Galleries and Museums, including opening the Ruskin Gallery and Ruskin Craft Gallery, which housed the educational collection of John Ruskin. [2]

Barnes was the Director of the Crafts Council from 1999 to 2002 and, from 2005 until 2013, was the chairperson of Arts Council England in Yorkshire and a member of the National Council. She is a member of the National Heritage Memorial Fund committee and a member of the Humanities External Advisory Board for Oxford University. [3] [1] Barnes was the CEO of York Museums Trust from its founding in 2002 to November 2015. [4] She was succeeded in the role by Reyahn King. [5]

Barnes is a Director of John Ruskin's educational charity the Guild of St George, a Trustee of the Anthony Shaw Collection Trust and a member of the Challenge Committee for the DCMS Museum Review. [3]

Awards

Barnes has been awarded three honorary doctorates for work in the Museums and Arts: from the University of Sheffield (2000), [6] Sheffield Hallam University (2001), [2] and the University of York (2013). [7]

Barnes was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2014 New Year Honours for services to museums. [8]

Publications

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