Mary Kershaw is an American museum curator and director.

Biography

Kershaw studied at the

University of Pennsylvania The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn or UPenn) is a private research university in Philadelphia. It is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and is ranked among the highest-regarded universitie ...

and

University College London , mottoeng = Let all come who by merit deserve the most reward , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £143 million (2020) , budget = ...

before being appointed as an assistant curator at

Harrogate 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 w ...

's museums. She was the curator at the museums service from 1992 to 2003, overseeing redevelopments of the Mercer Gallery,

Knaresborough Castle Knaresborough Castle is a ruined fortress overlooking the River Nidd in the town of Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, England. History The castle was first built by a Norman baron in on a cliff above the River Nidd. There is documentary eviden ...

, St Robert's Cave, and the Royal Pump Room Museum. She was appointed the Director of Collections at the newly formed

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 ...

in 2003. She left this post in 2009 to return to the USA as the director of the

New Mexico Museum of Art The New Mexico Museum of Art is an art museum in Santa Fe governed by the state of New Mexico. It is one of four state-run museums in Santa Fe that are part of the Museum of New Mexico. It is located at 107 West Palace Avenue, one block off the ...

. In June 2019 she was appointed director of the

Museum of Northern Arizona The Museum of Northern Arizona is a museum in Flagstaff, Arizona, United States, that was established as a repository for Indigenous material and natural history specimens from the Colorado Plateau. The museum was founded in 1928 by zoologist ...

. Kershaw is a Fellow of the Museums Association.

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Mary Kershaw, Director of the New Mexico Museum of Art, discusses recent celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the Museum of Art
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kerhsaw, Mary Living people American curators American women curators York Museums Trust people Year of birth missing (living people) People from Philadelphia Alumni of University College London University of Pennsylvania alumni Fellows of the Museums Association