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Rita McLean

Head of Museums and Heritage Services

Rita McLean has been Head of Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery since 2006 and is the Executive Lead Officer for the West Midlands Hub Museums under the Government’s Renaissance in the Regions programme. She has worked in the UK museums and heritage sector for 25 years in a range of local authority and independent museum posts. During her career, Rita has led on a wide range of major museum development projects including the restoration and refurbishment of Soho House during the early 1990s. She is currently overseeing the development of Aston Hall and Park and the implementation of the first phases of a masterplan for Birmingham’s central Museum and Art Gallery. She has also been active in the development and application of a range of access and equalities programmes and workforce diversity initiatives.

Birmingham Museums Service is the largest local authority museums service in England. In addition to the central Museum & Art Gallery the service comprises six other museums and encompasses responsibility for Birmingham City Council’s heritage strategy and public art portfolio.