Museum and Collections Assistant Ruth Pollitt Museum and Collections Assistant Anatomical Museum The University Of Edinburgh Teviot Place Contact details Work: +44 (0)131 6502989 Email: Ruth.Pollitt@ed.ac.uk BiographyRuth has worked in the heritage sector since 1992 primarily within Natural Sciences at National Museums of Scotland preparing zoology skins and skeletons for scientific research and exhibition taxidermy. Between 2006 and 2008 she worked on the Glasgow Museums Riverside Project where she was responsible for ensuring zoology specimens were ready for decant to new storage facilities and the preparation of objects for display in the Riverside Museum. Ruth has also worked with Surgeons Hall Museums assisting with the ‘Anatomy Acts’ exhibition in 2006.In 2005, Ruth completed a Master of Arts Degree in Museum Studies at Newcastle University. She has recently published a paper on Edinburgh surgical instrument maker Archibald Young & Son in the Journal of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.Role Overview and ResearchRuth is responsible for the physical care and appropriate storage of the collections which consist of around 12,000 objects including human remains, death masks, anatomical models, zoological bones, artworks, sculpture, paintings, books and a large paper archive. Ruth assists with research on the collections and for exhibitions, facilitates public and academic enquiries relating to the collections and liaises with University colleagues both within Anatomy and Heritage Collections.For enquiries regarding the museum and the collections please click on the "Contact us" box in the top right corner of this page or use the following email address anatomy@edinburgh.ed.ac.uk This article was published on 2024-08-05
