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Imperial War Museums Appoints Caro Howell as Director-General

Lead Author
Perrett Laver
Published
06 Dec 2022
Industry
Arts, Culture & Sport
Location
London
Caro Howell

Imperial War Museums (IWM) has announced Caro Howell as its new Director-General. Howell will take up her role on 1 May 2023.

Caro has been the director of London’s Foundling Museum since 2011, where she has helped the museum, which is dedicated to the lives of orphans and their legacies, build audiences and establish new relationships with care-experienced young people.

From 2005, Caro was the head of education and public events at the Whitechapel Gallery, where she oversaw the development of major new education spaces and project galleries. Prior to that, she was part of the set-up team for Tate Modern and formulated its audience development strategy and developed London’s first peer-led museum programmed for 15-23-year olds. Caro was awarded an MBE in June of this year for her services to museums.

The recruitment of IWM’s director-general was guided by its board of trustees, with the formal appointment made by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. The interview panel consisted of trustees and external representatives from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, and the museum and heritage sector.

 

Caro Howell

I feel very honoured to be asked by the trustees of IWM to become the new Director-General.

Caro Howell
Caro Howell

Caro Howell

Imperial War Museums (IWM)

Director-General

Howell continued…

“Under Dame Diane Lees’ leadership, IWM has transformed the ways in which conflict and its impact are explored. IWM is unparalleled in its ability to trace complex ideas across centuries and continents, held in stories, objects and emotions that speak to us all.

Like the Foundling Museum, stories are at IWM’s heart. At a time when the war in Ukraine is impacting the lives of millions around the world, IWM’s mission could not be more vital.

I look forward to developing its reputation for reaching new audiences across all its sites, through bold, inclusive and global storytelling.”

To view the original announcement, please follow this link.

IWM London-Gallery

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