Judith Hewitt is the new Museum Curator (East). Judith, previously manager at the Devil’s Porridge Museum, will be responsible for 6 museums in the East of the region: Dumfries Museum and Camera Obscura, Burns House, Robert Burns Centre, Old Bridge House, Sanquhar Tolbooth Museum, and Annan Museum.
Judith was born in Edinburgh and moved to Derby aged 8. She studied History at Nottingham University and then for a Masters in Local and Regional History. She was a secondary school History teacher in Lincoln for 7 years then, in 2013, moved to Cornwall to manage the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic. Judith managed The Devil’s Porridge Museum from 2018 to 2021.
She is now Museums Curator for the East of Dumfries and Galloway Council’s Museums Service. This includes Dumfries Museum and Camera Obscura, Burns House, the Robert Burns Centre Museum, The Old Bridge House, Annan Museum and Sanquhar Museum.
Judith will be holding meet the curator sessions at sites across the region in the next month, providing an opportunity to speak with her informally, ask questions, make suggestions and discuss what is happening at local museums. There will also be an opportunity to attend digital meetings if preferred.
To ensure adequate seating and safe occupancy levels during the pandemic, e: [email protected] or t: 01387 253 374 to book a seat and specify which venue and date you want to attend.
Location Museum to be discussed Date and time
Annan Museum Annan Museum Tue 30 Nov, 6 to 7pm
A’ The Airts, Sanquhar Sanquhar Tollbooth Museum Tue 7 Dec, 6 to 7pm
Dumfries Museum Dumfries Museum and the Old Bridge House Thu 2Dec, 6 to 7pm
Robert Burns Centre, Dumfries Burns House and the Robert Burns Centre Wed 8,
6 to 7pm
Online 1
Teams meeting All museums: Dumfries Museum, Annan Museum, Sanquhar Museum, Robert Burns Centre, Burns House, The Old Bridge House Fri 3 Dec
3 to 4pm
Online 2
Teams meeting All museums: Dumfries Museum, Annan Museum, Sanquhar Museum, Robert Burns Centre, Burns House, The Old Bridge House Thu 9 Dec, 10 to 11am
