The Classic Boat Museum has recruited a Museum Manager to look after both sites of the museum in Cowes and East Cowes.
This position is newly created and will help bring a transformational change to the museum’s development as well as supporting the growing team of volunteers.
Kelly Wetherick has joined from Brading Roman Villa and has been working in Island heritage for nearly 10 years. Previously studying Archaeology and Heritage at the University of Leicester, she is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Exeter.
Kelly is passionate about the Island’s maritime heritage and says:
“This is an exciting time to be joining the Classic Boat Museum with many dynamic projects on the horizon presenting an array of opportunities to capture people’s imaginations through our maritime heritage.
“I am very proud to be part of the team and I can’t wait to get started in my new role. I am looking forward to learning about the fascinating collections we have in the museum and to sharing their stories with our local communities and visitors.”
Kelly has already witnessed that the passion that the volunteers bring to the museum is the key to its success and says she will strive to attract new audiences to engage with heritage by championing inclusiveness and accessibility.
Mark McNeil, Chair of the Classic Boat Museum, said:
“We are delighted that Kelly is joining us. Kelly is our first full time Museum Manager and as such she will help to bring about a transformational change in the museum’s development.
“She has a wealth of heritage expertise and vast experience in volunteer support, education and community engagement. The Trustees and all the volunteers join me in welcoming her into this new role.”
For more information about the museum please visit https://www.classicboatmuseum.com/
Let’s hope she asks for a proper marketing budget. So many of these organisations seems to think that they can get away with putting a sign outside their business and hope the people will flood in without a budget in sight for proper paid for advertising.
I live on the island and I have never heard of this museum. Not featured in any of the guides.
I take it that you have never read the County Press then, because they frequently have references to the classic boat museum.
Many congratulations Kelly.
I am sure you will take the museum from strength to strength.