List of keepers and curators of the Yorkshire Museum

The keepers, curators, and honorary curators of the Yorkshire Museum are responsible for curation of the museum's collection.

History of the role The keepers are professional curators and related academics. When the museum was founded there was one Keeper of the museum supported by the Sub-Curator and various Honorary Curators. The last Keeper of the Museum was George Willmot in 1970, after which time each department in the museum had its own keeper and the museum was run by one curator. Since the founding of York Museums Trust in 2002, each department has been led by a curator and there is no longer a role of keeper.

+ Keepers and Curators of the Yorkshire Museum Name Title Dates in Post Image ReferencesJohn PhillipsKeeper of the museum1826–1844Henry BainesSub-Curator1829–1870 William HincksCurator of Botany1827–1838 Charles WellbelovedHonorary Curator of Antiquities1823–1858Thomas AllisHonorary Curator of OrnithologyHonorary Curator of Comparative Anatomy1835–18391839–1875Edward CharlesworthKeeper of the museum1844–1858William HeyHonorary Curator of Insects and Crustacea1850-1882John KenrickHonorary Curator of Library and ManuscriptsHonorary Curator of Antiquities1850-18561856-1878William Dallas Keeper of the museum1858–1868Charles WakefieldKeeper of the museum, Honorary Curator of Numismatics 1870–1878Rev Canon James RaineHonorary Curator of Antiquities1873–1896Wilfred Hudleston HudlestonHonorary Curator of Mineralogy1877-1907John-Clay PurvesKeeper of the museum1878–1880Walter KeepingKeeper of the museum1880–1883Henry Maurice PlatnauerKeeper of the museum1883–1904Oxley GrabhamKeeper of the museum1904–1919George BensonHonorary Curator of ArchaeologyHonorary Curator of Numismatics1918-1924 Thomas BoyntonHonorary Curator of Antiquitiesd.1919Walter Harvey Brook Honorary Curator of Medieval ArchitectureEarly 20th CenturyWilliam Herbert St QuintinHonorary Curator of Zoology1922–1931Walter Edward CollingeKeeper of the museum1921–1940Reginald WagstaffeKeeper of the museum1940–1950Mary Kitson ClarkHonorary Curator of Roman Antiquities1941–1943Walter Douglas HincksHonorary Curator of Entomology (excluding lepidoptera)1942–1947George WillmotKeeper of the museum1950–1970Colin SimmsKeeper of Biology1964–1982Barbara PyrahKeeper of Geology1968–1988Allen ButterworthKeeper1970–1974Elizabeth Hartley Keeper of Archaeology 1971–2007Michael Clegg Curator1974–1982Paul HowardKeeper of Biology 1980s–1990sTerence SuthersCurator, Director1983–1987Janetta LambertKeeper of Biology c.1984Melinda MaysNumismatist1984–?Brian HaytonCurator (latterly County Museums Officer)1987–?Martin LunnHonorary Curator of AstronomyAssistant Curator of Astronomy and Scientific Instruments (after 2002)1989-2011Paul EnsomKeeper of Geology1989-1997Andrew Morrison Curator of ArchaeologyHead of Collections 2006–2014 Camilla NicholCurator of Geology Around 2007Isla Gladstone Curator of Natural Sciences 2009–2013 Natalie BuyCurator of Archaeology 2014–2017 Andrew WoodsCurator of NumismaticsSenior Curator2013–2017 (as Curator of Numismatics)2017–present (as Senior Curator)

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