At the museum, we’re delighted that we have been granted planning permission to build our brand new Special Exhibitions gallery.
Kim is the Head of Marketing and Communications at the Science and Industry Museum. She has over 20 years’ experience working in the cultural sector, including in marketing/communications, audience development, fundraising and leadership roles. Before working at MSI, she worked as Assistant Director at the Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art (mima), raised over £200,000 as Individual Giving Manager at the People’s History Museum in Manchester, and was Head of Marketing, Communications and Audience Development at Manchester Art Gallery.
Our new exhibition presented some challenges for the press team charged with drumming up interest—Kim Gowland explains how these were overcome.
July 2016 sees the launch of the Museum of Science and Industry’s new blog. Our regular posts will let you know about the latest happenings in the museum, and take you behind the scenes to find out more about the people who work here and the stories we tell.