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.
Dan McWilliam
Director of Petersfield Museum and Art Gallery
Dan is the driving force behind our organisation. Leading our efforts, mission and values, Dan oversees our team and the running of Petersfield Museum and Art Gallery, a thriving cultural space in the heart of East Hampshire.
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.
Ryan Watts
Head of Operations and Public Programming + Designated Safeguarding Lead
Ryan oversees all operational efforts to support Petersfield Museum and Art Gallery's mission and leads our award-winning events and workshop programme, delivering dynamic opportunities for our audiences.
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)
Luc Blais (Finance Trustee)
Ann Brooks
Frances Cook (Company Secretary)
Richard Foster
Doug Jones
Paul Martin
Jeremy Mitchell (Chair of Trustees)
Win Normington
Alice Shaw
Janet Sinclair
Ellora Sutton
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.