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Costume curator

“There are so many wonderful pieces – gorgeous, luxurious and representative of great skill”

HOW DID YOU BECOME A COSTUME CURATOR FOR THE NATIONAL TRUST?

I held several positions at local authority museums before I joined the National Trust. This included a job at the Fashion Museum in Bath (one of my first paid roles, nearly 40 years ago!), followed by working with the fashion collections at The Royal Pavilion, Art Gallery & Museums in Brighton.

After working in Brighton for seven years, I

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