Our Team - Foundling Museum
The Foundling Museum is led by our Director, supported by around 30 staff along with a passionate team of volunteers.
Director’s Office & Senior Management Team
Emma Ridgway, Deborah Loeb Brice Director
Rosie Baker, Director of Commercial & Operations
Stuart Boxall, Director of Development & Communications
Isobel Chester, Director of Finance & Resources (Interim)
Hayley Gallagher, Executive Assistant
Learning & Participation
Emma Middleton, Curator: Artists’ Projects
Sarah Triggs, Early Years Manager
Laura X Carlé, Family Arts Manager
Heather Kay, Arts & Wellbeing Manager
Tascha von Uexkull, Youth & Communities Manager
Freya Jones, Assistant Learning Manager
Programming & Audiences
Lucy Shanahan, Curator: Exhibitions & Displays
Kate Forde, Curator: Exhibitions & Displays
Alison Duke, Collections Manager
Katharine Hogg, Gerald Coke Handel Collection Librarian
Colin Coleman, Gerald Coke Handel Collection Assistant Librarian
Marketing & Communications
Hannah Thomas, Marketing & Communications Manager
Joanna Bolitho, Marketing & Communications Manager
Anna Brueck Seeley, Marketing & Communications Assistant
Philanthropy & Partnerships
Ariana Musiol Poole, Senior Philanthropy & Partnerships Manager (maternity leave)
Visitor Engagement & Retail
Tabitha Paterson, Visitor Engagement & Retail Manager
Courtney Maher, Visitor Engagement Assistant
Mike Stevenson, Duty Manager
Jessica Roberts, Museum Assistant
Operations
Natalie Southgate, Operations Manager
Kourtney Mason, Assistant Operations Manager
Venue Hire
Hannah Robertson, Venue Sales & Events Manager
Ellen Northwood, Assistant Venue Sales & Events Manager
Caroline Beason, Tours & Events Manager
Finance
Maria Lis, Financial Controller
Stacey Eveleigh, Accounts Assistant
Sam Margetts, Finance & CRM Administrator
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Open 10am — 5pm
Exhibitions & Displays
A Grand Chorus: The Power of Music
2 Oct 2025 – 31 May 2026
Exhibitions & Displays
The Foundling Hospital Boys’ Band
6 Jan – 31 May 2026
Concerts
Handel’s Heroines: Lucy Crowe OBE, Bridget Cunningham & London Early Opera
23 Apr 2026
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Adult ticket £14.50 (£13.50 online), reduced price and free tickets available.
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