Francesca Issatt, has been appointed to the role of Curator of Photography and Photographic Technology at the National Science and Media Museum. The role is a one year maternity cover for Ruth Quinn who was appointed in 2022, and the position was previously held by Colin Harding. It was advertised earlier this year.
Francesca recently completed her PhD titled Women and Architectural Photography in Britain, 1920-1939 with Birkbeck College, University of London and the Victoria and Albert Museum. She holds an MA in Photographic History from De Montfort University (2013-14) where she gained a distinction. Previously Francesca has held archival digitisation roles at the Universities of Cambridge, Oxford and Leeds (2014-2020), and with the Herbert Art Gallery and Museum which also included curatorial training. She was curatorial intern for three months in 2020 at the V&A Museum prior to starting her PhD ithe same year. She completed a BA in Photography at Solent University in 2012.
Her research interests include architectural photography, women photographers, photographic societies, and tourist photographs.
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