We are a small, passionate and dedicated team committed to providing an excellent experience at our museum and art gallery, conserving our collections, and bringing exciting exhibitions and events to our community.
Our staff team members (in alphabetical order)
Maya Bakhshov
Visitor Experience Supervisor (part-time)
Maya offers all visitors to Petersfield Museum and Art Gallery the warmest of welcomes and leads on visitor experience and services, coordinates our fantastic and ever-growing museum and art gallery volunteer team and manages our Shop and retail offer.
Annabelle Bonnar
Marketing and Communications Officer
Annabelle manages all marketing, press and communications to tell the world about the art exhibitions, upcoming events, and extraordinary collections hosted at Petersfield Museum and Art Gallery.
Dr Hannah Chavasse
Collection Project Coordinator (part-time)
Hannah will be using her project management and volunteer management skills to contribute to the Museum’s Art Fund Reimagine project Flora Twort at the Heart of Creative Petersfield. Acting as Collection Project Coordinator, Hannah will support cataloguing, digitisation and development of an open-access, community-led platform connecting creative and local heritage.
Tom Mansfield
Operations and Facilities Officer (part-time)
Tom plays a key role in keeping our spaces welcoming, well maintained and compliant, acting as a central point of contact for building maintenance, health and safety documentation, and the practical coordination of private hires and events. Using practical skills developed in a Theatre environment, Tom helps ensure the Museum and Art Gallery continues to operate as a thriving centre for heritage and culture.
Jeremy Mitchell
Chair of Petersfield Museum and Art Gallery, fundraiser and Keeper of the Edward Thomas Collection (part-time)
Jeremy is the Chair of Trustees of Petersfield Museum and Art Gallery and masterminds our fundraising efforts and initiatives. He also oversees the Edward Thomas Centre and is our resident expert on this wonderful poet and writer.
Margaret Thackray
Finance Officer (part-time)
Margaret is our master of accounts, purveyor of payments and manages all invoices and payments for Petersfield Museum and Art Gallery.
Louise Weller
Head of Collections and Exhibitions
Louise is the guardian of our collections and overseer of all exhibitions at Petersfield Museum and Art Gallery — conserving our fine collections for future generations and curating exciting and unique exhibitions for our visitors.
Sue Wright
Learning and Community Engagement Officer (part-time)
Sue develops and champions our learning programmes and community outreach at Petersfield Museum and Art Gallery, bringing history and art to life for children, families, schools, local groups and museum visitors.
Petersfield Museum and Art Gallery Trustees (in alphabetical order)
Jon Allen
Luc Blais (Finance Trustee)
Ann Brooks
Frances Cook (Company Secretary)
Richard Foster
Isabel Hughes
Doug Jones
Paul Martin
Jeremy Mitchell (Chair of Trustees)
Win Normington
Jaane Roehl
Alice Shaw
Benedick Swann
Our Valued Volunteers
We are immensely grateful for our dedicated team of volunteers. They are the constant presence around our museum and art gallery, during our events, and our conservation efforts with our collections. They devote their time and passion to helping us in various ways, and we are immensely grateful for their support.
If you are interested in volunteer opportunities, please reach out with our General Enquiry form.