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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Andrew J. Scott" redirects here. For the economist, see
Andrew J Scott.
Andrew John Scott CBE,[1] born 1958,[2] was Director of the National Railway MuseuminYork, part of the National Museum of Science and Industry (NMSI) in England from 1994. His previous museum appointments (since 1984) had been with the West Yorkshire Transport MuseuminBradford, the Bradford Industrial Museum, and the London Transport Museum 1988–94. Before that he was an engineer in the public sector, having gained a BsC in Civil Engineering and an MSc in Mining Engineering, both at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Scott was made a Fellow of the Museums Association (FMA). Scott was appointed a CBE in the 2006 New Year Honours List for services to museums.[1]
In September 2009, Andrew Scott took over as acting director of the National Museum of Science and IndustryI[3] after the dismissal of Molly Jackson over a breach of NMSI conduct.[4][5] On 15 October 2010[6] Andrew Scott retired. The new postholder at the NMSI was Ian Blatchford. He was recruited from being the Deputy Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum.[7] From October 2015 to 2019 Scott was the Chair of Trustees of York Civic Trust.[8] From 2019 he became President of York Civic Trust. He is also a Trustee of York Museums Trust.[9]
Andrew Scott is also President of the North Eastern Locomotive Preservation Group and Vice-Chair of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway.
References
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^ Andrew Scott to be Acting Director of NMSI Archived 19 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Science Museum, London, 22 September 2009.
^ Museums Journal, October 2009, page 4
^ Louise Jury, Science Museum director sacked after "judgment error" in accounts, London Evening Standard, 24 September 2009
^ Email from Andrew Scott 28 October 2010.
^ "National Museum of Science & Industry appoints new Director - About us - Science Museum". Archived from the original on 23 March 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
^ "President and Chairman". York Civic Trust. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
^ "Former director of the National Railway Museum and London Transport Museum joins York Museums Trust board of trustees". York Museums Trust. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
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