Who We Are

Formally the trustees of the organisation, MEG’s committee members initiate and oversee most of the activities of the group. Despite this formal structure, a committee member once suggested that MEG might best be thought of as a ‘collective’ – an energetic, informal group of peers, who aim to learn from the experiences of fellow members while sharing their problems and solutions.
Meghan Backhouse
Chair
Lead Curator, Global Collections, National Museums Liverpool.
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Faye Belsey
Secretary
Deputy Head of Object Collections, Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford.
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Joel Fagan
Treasurer
Research Assistant, World Cultures and Global Perspectives at Paisley Art Gallery and Museum.
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Gayathri Anand
Membership Secretary
Collections and Database Officer, Economic Botany Collection, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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Alba Ferrándiz Gaudens
Events Officer
PhD Student, Sainsbury Research Unit for the Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas, UEA.
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Aayushi Gupta
Web Officer
Research Assistant, Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge.
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Laharee Mitra
Social Media Officer
PhD Student, School of Humanities and Social Science, University of Brighton.
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Erin Messenger
Newsletter Officer
Economic Botany Collection Manager, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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Tamara Price
Archives Officer
Heritage Policy Advisor at Civil Service Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
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Amy Shakespeare
Repatriation Officer
International Repatriation Specialist, Association on American Indian Affairs. Founded Routes to Return.
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Adam Jaffer
Journal Subscriptions Officer
Curator, World Cultures, Leeds Museums and Galleries.
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Join MEG
We welcome new members – whether you are from an indigenous community, work as an educator, practitioner, or artist, or are involved in the research or care of world cultures collections in museums – MEG is the network for you.