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UK New Year and Birthday Honours for Museums
44 people have received a UK honour for Museums in the Birthday and New Year Honours of King Charles III and, before him, the late Queen Elizabeth II. Read the official citation behind each award, and search or filter the recipients below.
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2026
Commander (CBE)
Melanie Keen
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Lately Director, Wellcome Collection. For services to Museums”
Rhiannon Hiles
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Durham, County Durham
“Chief Executive, Beamish Museum. For services to Museums and to the Culture and Heritage of North East England”
2025
Member (MBE)
Kirsten Fiona Walker
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“Director, Collections Care and Estates, Horniman Museum and Gardens. For services to Museums”
Anastasia Tennant
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“Lately Senior Policy Adviser, Arts Council England. For services to Museums and Galleries”
Edwina Sassoon
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“Arts Consultant. For services to the Visual Arts, Museums and Gardens”
Jane Lawson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“Development Director, Victoria and Albert Museum. For services to Museums”
2024
Officer (OBE)
Nicholas Poole
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“Lately Chief Executive Officer, Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals. For services to Libraries, to the Arts and to Museums”
Brian Mark Gorski
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2024
South Molton, Devon
“For services to Museums and to the community in Bury, Greater Manchester”
2023
Member (MBE)
Rachel Tranter-Needham
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“Director, Group for Education in Museums. For services to Museums, Heritage and to the Arts”
William Eric Brown
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Southwell, Nottinghamshire
“Lately Museums National Security Adviser. For services to Museums and to the Arts”
2022
Member (MBE)
Philip Phillips
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Bromborough, Merseyside
“New Media Development Manager, National Museums Liverpool. For services to Museums and Science”
Caroline Howell
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2022
London, Greater London
“Director, Foundling Museum. For services to Museums”
William Griffiths
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
“Director, Milton Keynes Museum. For services to Museums and to the community in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire”
Knight / Dame
Nicholas David Coleridge
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2022
Worcester, Worcestershire
“Chairman, Victoria and Albert Museum. For services to Museums, to Publishing and to the Creative Industries”
Diane Elizabeth Lees
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
“Director General, Imperial War Museum. For services to Museums and Cultural Heritage.”
2021
Officer (OBE)
Helen Catherine Mortimer Whitehouse
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London
“Deputy Director, Museums and Cultural Property, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. For services to Museums and to Heritage”
Josephine Lesley Fitton
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Harpenden, Hertfordshire
“Lately Curator, Greek Bronze Age Collections and Keeper, Department of Greece and Rome, British Museum. For services to Museums and to the Arts”
2020
2019
Member (MBE)
Officer (OBE)
Andrew Colin Nairne
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“For services to Museums and the Arts.”
Caroline Ingrid Collier
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2019
East Sussex
“Director of Partnerships and Programmes, Tate. For services to Galleries, Museums and the Arts in the UK.”
2018
2016
2015
Member (MBE)
Joseph Gilfred Studholme
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Wiltshire
“Lately Chair, The Salisbury Museum. For services to Museums.”
Colonel John Woodward
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Dorset
“For services to Museums in Dorset.”
Ann Carter
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“Project Director, Imperial War Museums. For services to Museums.”
Carol Rogers
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Merseyside
“Executive Director, Education and Visitors, National Museums Liverpool and Project Leader, House of Memories. For services to Museums.”
2014
Member (MBE)
Antony Paul Wilson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2014
West Sussex
“Project Director, World Conservation and Exhibitions Centre, British Museum. For services to Museums.”
Joseph Warden Elliott
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2014
West Midlands
“Chairman of Board of Trustees, Coventry Transport Museum. For services to Museums.”
Commander (CBE)
Dr Janet Barnes
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2014
South Yorkshire
“Chief Executive, York Museums Trust. For services to Museums in Yorkshire.”
Daniel Edward Harvey
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2014
Belfast
“Lately Chairman, National Museums Northern Ireland. For services to Museums in Northern Ireland.”