The Kingston Centre for Independent Living wanted capture the experiences of key partners in their ‘Fighting for our Rights’ project. I shaped and delivered a stakeholder evaluation, providing insights into the involvement of the six partners. The report was sent to the Heritage Lottery Fund, as part of KCIL’s final report, and to Kingston University, to shape and offer evidence for future collaborations.

The redevelopment of the Medicine Galleries is a landmark project for the Science Museum. I led an internal stakeholder review, to explore attitudes, understandings, hopes and fears around developing content and interpretation for the Galleries in participation with audience groups.

The return of the Flying Scotsman to the National Railway Museum in 2016 was accompanied by a major programme of activity including an immersive experience and an exhibition. I was commissioned to evaluate the season from the perspectives of the visitors and key stakeholders. 

SLAMbassadors is the longest running spoken word education programme in the UK. The Poetry Society leads this annual programme which includes workshops with schools and informal groups, performances and INSET training. In 2015 I was commissioned to produce a public facing advocacy document about the project, and the following year I conducted an evaluation of the project.

This exploratory research project looked into the public understanding of the English Civil War. The aim was to support academics who have a particular interest in the English Civil War to engage with the general public.

This research project tested interpretation and content for a forthcoming exhibition about First World War Ambulance Trains at the National Railway Museum (NRM). The aim was to identify and remove barriers to engagement for the target audiences.

The National Media Museum ran the Sound Schools project to engage schools from disadvantaged areas with STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics).  I was commissioned to evaluate the project in order to help the museum develop future activities for their new schools programme and displays for the museum.

The National Railway Museum, part of the Science Museum Group, commissioned me to evaluate the Destination Stations exhibition. I created a discussion guide, conducted three days of visitor interviews and took photographs, before drawing together my observations and recommendations in an illustrated report.

Playing Trains was an interactive exhibition about childhood fascination with trains, at the National Railway Museum in summer 2015. It was aimed at a family audience, particularly those with preschool children. The Museum already had a dedicated playspace for this age group, but this was the first time that they had generated an interactive exhibition for this age group, so they were keen to evaluate the experience.

The National Media Museum in Bradford wanted to test some ideas for future developments with their existing visitors. I worked with consultant Eric Hildrew to deliver two focus groups with adults, exploring their initial reactions to the suggested plans.

In 2009 the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust (WCMT) awarded me a grant to spend 4 weeks researching learning and engagement provision in galleries and museums in Washington DC, New York and Paris.