Gail Boyle
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Gail Boyle FMA[1] FSA is a British curator.
Career
[edit]Boyle is the Senior Curator of Archaeology and World Cultures at Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives, former Chair of the Society for Museum Archaeology, and an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Bristol.[2] She was elected as a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London on 2 February 2015.[3] She is also a fellow of the Museums Association.[4]
Gail Boyle co-authored and published three national surveys of ‘Museums Collecting Archaeology’ (2016-2018) and national ‘Guidance on the Rationalisation of Archaeological Collections’ (2018). Gail designed and delivered the Society for Museum Archaeology Resources and Training Programme and was both a contributor to, and editor of, new ‘Standards and Guidance in the Care of Archaeological Collections’ (2020) and ‘Communicating Archaeology: Case studies in the use of, and engagement with, archaeological collections.’ (2021).
Boyle was first appointed to the Treasure Valuation Committee in 2018 [5] and then re-appointed in 2023.[6]
Gail Boyle is also Chair of the Board of Trustees for the Bristol & Gloucestershire Archaeological Society and sits on a wide variety of archaeological and heritage-related advisory groups including the Portable Antiquities Scheme Advisory Group and Historic England's Future of Archaeological Archives Programme.[7]
Boyle became Chair of the Board of Trustees for the Council for British Archaeology in February 2024.
Publications
[edit]- Boyle, G. 2007. "One object, several thousand pieces . . . and no budget: the Newton St Loe Mosaic Project", The Museums Archaeologist 30, 49-53.
- Roberts, D. Dr, Boyle G, et al, 2015. Bristol Museums: iBeacons and Visitor Engagement Research & Development Report (The Hidden Museum Project). NESTA
- Booth, N., Boyle G., Rawden A., Museums Collecting Archaeology Research Reports 2016-18. Historic England
- Boyle G., Hutchinson, D. Mullan, G.J., Rossington, R.J., 2017. Bone Hole, Cheddar Gorge, Somerset: archaeological and palaeontological collections. UBSS Proceedings, 27(2), pp 161-183.
- Baxter K., Boyle G., Creighton L., 2018. The Rationalisation of Archaeological Archives in Museums. Historic England
- Boyle, G., 2019. ‘Always on the Receiving End? Reflections on Archaeology, Museums and Policy’, The Historic Environment: Policy & Practice. 10:3-4, pp.380-394.
- Boyle, G. and Rawden A. eds, 2020. Standards in the Care of Archaeological Collections. SMA
- Boyle, G. and Butterworth J, eds. 2021. Communicating Archaeology: Case studies in the use of, and engagement with, archaeological collections. SMA
- Boyle, G., 2022. ‘Unlocking the potential of archaeological archives’, The Oxford Handbook of Museum Archaeology, pp 271-288. Oxford University Press.
- Williams. H, et al, eds, 2022 ‘A National Strategy for Treasure? – an interview with Gail Boyle’, The Public Archaeology of Treasure pp 78-95. Archaeopress.
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.museumsassociation.org/careers/fellowship
- ^ "Mrs Gail Boyle". University of Bristol. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "Mrs Gail Boyle". Society of Antiquaries of London. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "Gail Boyle FMA". Museums Association. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "Treasure Valuation Committee appointment Gail Boyle". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
- ^ "Gail Boyle reappointed to the Treasure Valuation Committee". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
- ^ Future of Archaeological Archives Programme.