Ballot Archive

25 Apr 2024

Candidate Details

Candidate Name

Pippa Shirley

Academic degrees, honours etc.

BA/MA Oxford - History MA Courtauld Institute - Art History

Profession or occupation

Director, Waddesdon Manor

Grounds for election

Pippa Shirley worked in publishing as a Commissioning Editor for the Grove Dictionary of Art, then went to the British Museum as a curator in the then Department of Medieval and Later Antiquities. In 1992 she moved to the V&A as a curator in the Metalwork, Silver and Jewellery Department. In 2000 she came to Waddesdon Manor as Head of Collections , to lead the curatorial team responsible for the care of and access to the contents of one of the most important National Trust properties in the country. In 2022 she became Director of Waddesdon. She has published and lectured widely through her career, on a range of subjects including ironwork and silver, the history of collecting, material culture and taste and consumption. She also represents Waddesdon across different media channels for both press and marketing and in her curatorial role. Pippa serves on the DCMS's Reviewing Committee for the Export of Works of Art.

Signatories

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