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Individuals working in two British photography collections have been recognised in the 2026 New Year Honours.

Jo Quinton-Tulloch, Director of the National Science and Media Museum has been awarded an OBE for services to the Arts. Jo has been Head and then Director of the museum since 2012 and has overseen its transformation and recent re-opening. 

Dr Alessandro Nasini, Senior Curator of Photographs at the Royal Collection Trust has been recognised with honorary membership of the Royal Victorian Order. The award recognises distinguished personal service to the monarch and members of the royal family.  Alessandro has been at the Royal Collection Trust for eighteen years and was appointed senior curator in 2022.

Separately Tristram Hunt, Director of the V&A Museum, has been knighted. 

BBC Radio 4's Front Row arts programme carried an interview with Bradford's National Science and Media Museum's director Jo Quinton-Tulloch about the new galleries. The interview was conducted by Nick Ahad, a colleague of fellow presenter Samira Ahmed who had acted as MC for the re-opening event at the start of July. 

Listen to the interview on the Front Row podcast here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002gfxp (from 23m 14s)

Right: Jo Quinton-Tulloch at the opening of the NSMM.