The Museum Making community team is now complete with the addition of two engagement coordinators
Helen Daniels is proud to have been part of Bath’s heritage and arts community for over 20 years, having held a variety of roles involving collections, exhibitions, project management, events, marketing and community engagement at many of the city’s museums and archives. Helen was World Heritage Officer for Bath and part of the team that created Bath’s World Heritage Centre. For three years she served as a County Representative and Creative Programmer for the South West Federation of Museums. Until recently Helen looked after volunteer teams at Historic England’s Archive. She continues to deliver engagement events and outreach projects for the B&NES Heritage Learning and Participation Team. Helen loves working with community groups of all ages, to uncover stories and celebrate local heritage. Outside work Helen can be found volunteering for Bath Foodbank, singing at Bath Abbey and managing logistics for her teenage kids.
Holly Wallace is a participatory arts practitioner, heritage engagement manager and evaluator. She specialises in facilitating co-created theatre and arts projects that explore archives and artifacts, historical narratives, and how they relate to the world today. Holly has recently finished working at Bristol Old Vic Theatre, where she worked in partnership with the University of Bristol Theatre Collection and Bristol Archives to make local heritage more accessible, stimulate conversations around belonging, identity and Bristol’s history, and celebrate historic connections between the theatre and the people of Bristol. Alongside the Museum of Bath, Holly is managing a project that is celebrating 50 years of an important arts and community centre in Highgate, London. She has her own Theatre Company which develops and delivers Theatre in Education projects and other community workshops and is a Trustee of a charitable giving trust. Holly loves trail running, cycle touring, and hiking. She lives on a boat on the Kennet and Avon Canal which is why – whenever you meet her – she will most probably be covered in mud!