Janet Barnes
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Janet Barnes, CBE is a British curator and former museum director. She was the chief executive officer of York Museums Trust from its founding in 2002 to 2015.
Career
[edit | edit source]Barnes was the Honorary Curator of the Turner Museum of Glass at the University of Sheffield from 1979 to 1999.[1] During her time in Sheffield she had a variety of curatorial and management roles in Sheffield Galleries and Museums, including opening the Ruskin Gallery and Ruskin Craft Gallery, which housed the educational collection of John Ruskin.[2]
Barnes was the Director of the Crafts Council from 1999 to 2002 and, from 2005 until 2013, was the chairperson of Arts Council England in Yorkshire and a member of the National Council. She is a member of the National Heritage Memorial Fund committee and a member of the Humanities External Advisory Board for Oxford University.[3][1] Barnes was the CEO of York Museums Trust from its founding in 2002 to November 2015.[4] She was succeeded in the role by Reyahn King.[5]
Barnes is a Director of John Ruskin's educational charity the Guild of St George, a Trustee of the Anthony Shaw Collection Trust and a member of the Challenge Committee for the DCMS Museum Review.[3]
Awards
[edit | edit source]Barnes has been awarded three honorary doctorates for work in the Museums and Arts: from the University of Sheffield (2000),[6] Sheffield Hallam University (2001),[2] and the University of York (2013).[7]
Barnes was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2014 New Year Honours for services to museums.[8]
Publications
[edit | edit source]- Barnes, J. 1982. Percy Horton, 1897-1970, artist & absolutist. Sheffield: Graves Art Gallery.
- Barnes, J. 1984. J.G. Graves : Sheffield businessman, art collector and benefactor. Sheffield: Graves Art Gallery.
- Barnes, J. 1985. Ruskin in Sheffield: The Ruskin Gallery, Collection of the Guild of St. George, Sheffield. Sheffield.
- Barnes, J. 1986. The decorative paintings of Harry E Allen, (1894-1958). Sheffield: Sheffield Arts Department.
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External links
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