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About Us

Royston Museum is a small independant Museum and registered charity. We celebrate and share the heritage and stories of Royston and the surrounding area.

Meet the Team

Emma Canterbury

Museum Manager

Emma is responsible for overseeing the Museum's growth and development, as well as managing it's daily operations and visitor engagement.

Away from the Museum, Emma enjoys going on adventures with her young family and her Scout Troop.

Sophie Riches

Curator

Sophie cares for the museum's Collection, and is responsible for curating and interpreting the exhibitions.

Away from the Museum, Sophie is a Beaver Scout Leader and one of the world's only orthodontic curators.

Rhian May

Museum Officer

Rhian is responsible for running the Museum at the weekends, helps to plan the Museum's calendar of events, and designs the Museum's marketing.

Away from the Museum, Rhian enjoys working in a variety of disciplines including print making, book binding, collage and traditional medias.

Francesca Muggli

Collections Assistant

Francesca supports Sophie in caring for the museum's collection.

Her role is generously funded by the funding from the Brian Leslie Racher Charitable Trust.

Royston Museum Trust CIO

Royston Museum is owned and managed by Royston Museum Trust CIO. Royston Town Council provide the museum with vital core funding, but the scale of the museum’s success, facilities and reach is reliant on visitor donations, community grants and external funding.

Our mission is to celebrate and share Royston’s heritage and stories, connecting people and places, past and present. Our vision is for Royston Museum to be a community hub for Royston; a multifunctional space which celebrates our town’s heritage, nurtures curiosity and inspires conversations.

The Trust is overseen by a board of trustees made up of members of the community, members of the local History Society, local councillors and museum professionals.

The objects of Trust are:

to advance education for public benefit, particularly the history of Royston and surrounding area
to provide and maintain a permanent museum in Royston
to care for, exhibit and interpret the museum’s Collection, and provide public access to it
to provide learning experiences and activities for the education and enjoyment of the public
to research, promote and publish studies of the area.

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