Mark Nicholas Suggitt (April 1956 – 11 January 2019) was a British museum curator and director.

Biography

Suggitt was a graduate from the school of Museum Studies at the

University of Leicester , mottoeng = So that they may have life , established = , type = public research university , endowment = £20.0 million , budget = £326 million , chancellor = David Willetts , vice_chancellor = Nishan Canagarajah , head_labe ...

. In 1979 he took up his first museum job as assistant keeper of social history at

Salford Museum and Art Gallery Salford Museum and Art Gallery, in Peel Park, Salford, Greater Manchester, opened to the public in November 1850 as the Royal Museum and Public Library. The gallery and museum are devoted to the history of Salford and Victorian art and architect ...

. His subsequent museum appointments include working as the Curator of the

York Castle Museum York Castle Museum is a museum located in York, North Yorkshire, England, on the site of York Castle, which was originally built by William the Conqueror in 1068. The museum itself was founded by John L. Kirk in 1938, and is housed in prison bu ...

, the Assistant Director of and Yorkshire and Humberside Museums Council, Head of Bradford Museums and Galleries, and being Director of

St Albans Museums St Albans Museums is a collection of museums and historic buildings in the city of St Albans, Hertfordshire, England that is run by St Albans City and District Council. It oversees St Albans Museum + Gallery and the Verulamium Museum, and also ...

. From October 2011 until his death he was Chair of the

Impressions Gallery Impressions Gallery is an independent contemporary photography gallery in Bradford, England. It was established in 1972 and located in York until moving to Bradford in 2007. Impressions Gallery also runs a photography bookshop, publishes its own ...

. He was also the director of Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site until 2017. Suggitt was a Fellow of the

Museums Association The Museums Association (MA) is a professional membership organisation based in London for museum, gallery and heritage professionals, museums, galleries and heritage organisations, and companies that work in the museum, gallery and heritage s ...

. He was a board member of the Museums Association, the

International Council of Museums The International Council of Museums (ICOM) is a non-governmental organisation dedicated to museums, maintaining formal relations with UNESCO and having a consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council. Founded in 1946, I ...

, World Heritage UK and has chaired the Museum Professionals Group and the Social History Curators Group. From June 2007 to January 2011 he was a director of the

Undercliffe Cemetery Undercliffe Cemetery is located between Otley Road and Undercliffe Lane in the Bolton and Undercliffe ward, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. The cemetery stands atop a hillside overlooking the city and contains some very impressive Victoria ...

charity.

Select publications

*Suggitt, M. 1985. 'Heals to Habitat; museums and modern interiors', ''Museums Journal'' *Suggitt, M. 1990. 'Emissaries from the toy cupboard', ''Museums Journal'' *Suggitt, M. 1998. 'Museums for the Millennium', ''Journal for Holocaust Education'', 7. *Webb, P. and Suggitt, M. ''Gadgets and necessities: an encyclopedia of household innovations''. Abc-Clio Inc.

References

1956 births 2019 deaths British curators Employees of York Castle Museum Alumni of the University of Leicester Fellows of the Museums Association {{UK-bio-stub