Janet Barnes, is a British curator and former
museum director
Director may refer to:
Literature
* ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine
* ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker
* ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty
Music
* Director (band), an Irish rock band
* ''D ...
. She was the chief executive officer of
York Museums Trust
York Museums Trust (YMT) is the charity responsible for operating some key museums and galleries in York, England. The trust was founded in 2002 to run York's museums on behalf of the City of York Council. It has seen an increase in annual foo ...
from its founding in 2002 to 2015.
Career
Barnes was the Honorary Curator of the
Turner Museum of Glass
The Turner Museum of Glass is housed in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Sheffield, in England. It is in the Sir Robert Hadfield Building with the entrance from Portobello Street. It contains examples fr ...
at the
University of Sheffield
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– Sheffield Medical School – Firth College – Sheffield Technical School – University College of Sheffield
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from 1979 to 1999.
During her time in Sheffield she had a variety of curatorial and management roles in
Sheffield Galleries and Museums, including opening the
Ruskin Gallery
The Ruskin Gallery is a gallery within the Millennium Galleries in Sheffield, England.
It houses a collection of minerals, paintings, ornithological prints, drawings, manuscripts and architectural plaster casts assembled by John Ruskin.
It first ...
and Ruskin Craft Gallery, which housed the educational collection of
John Ruskin
John Ruskin (8 February 1819 20 January 1900) was an English writer, philosopher, art critic and polymath of the Victorian era. He wrote on subjects as varied as geology, architecture, myth, ornithology, literature, education, botany and pol ...
.
Barnes was the Director of the
Crafts Council
The Crafts Council is the national development agency for contemporary craft in the United Kingdom, and is funded by Arts Council England.
History
The Crafts Advisory Committee was formed in 1971 to advise the Minister for the Arts, David Eccles ...
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
The National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF) was set up in 1980 to save the most outstanding parts of the British national heritage, in memory of those who have given their lives for the UK. It replaced the National Land Fund which had fulfilled the ...
committee and a member of the Humanities External Advisory Board for
Oxford University
Oxford () is a city in England. It is the county town and only city of Oxfordshire. In 2020, its population was estimated at 151,584. It is north-west of London, south-east of Birmingham and north-east of Bristol. The city is home to th ...
.
Barnes was the CEO of York Museums Trust from its founding in 2002 to November 2015. She was succeeded in the role by
Reyahn King.
Barnes is a Director of John Ruskin's educational charity the
Guild of St George
The Guild of St George is a charitable Education Trust, based in England but with a worldwide membership, which tries to uphold the values and put into practice the ideas of its founder, John Ruskin (1819–1900).
History
Ruskin, a Victorian ...
, a Trustee of the Anthony Shaw Collection Trust and a member of the Challenge Committee for the DCMS Museum Review.
Awards
Barnes has been awarded three honorary doctorates for work in the Museums and Arts: from the
University of Sheffield
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, established = – University of SheffieldPredecessor institutions:
– Sheffield Medical School – Firth College – Sheffield Technical School – University College of Sheffield
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(2000),
Sheffield Hallam University (2001),
and the
University of York (2013).
Barnes was appointed a
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations,
and public service outside the civil service. It was established ...
(CBE) in the
2014 New Year Honours
The New Year Honours 2014 were appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms to various orders and honours to recognise and reward good works by citizens of those countries. The New Year Honours are awarded as part of the New Year celebrati ...
for services to museums.
Publications
*Barnes, J. 1982. ''Percy Horton, 1897-1970, artist & absolutist''. Sheffield: Graves Art Gallery.
*Barnes, J. 1984. ''J.G. Graves : Sheffield businessman, art collector and benefactor''. Sheffield: Graves Art Gallery.
*Barnes, J. 1985. ''Ruskin in Sheffield: The Ruskin Gallery, Collection of the Guild of St. George, Sheffield''. Sheffield.
*Barnes, J. 1986. ''The decorative paintings of Harry E Allen, (1894-1958)''. Sheffield: Sheffield Arts Department.
References
External links
Janet Barnes receiving an honorary doctorate from the University of York, 12 February 2013.
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Living people
British curators
People from Sheffield
York Museums Trust people
Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
Year of birth missing (living people)
British women curators
Women museum directors