聽marks a new chapter in its history, with the announcement of new Chief Executive Officer,聽Sally Angel,聽and the news that聽His Majesty The King聽has confirmed聽Jewish Museum London聽is one of only one thousand organisations he has chosen to retain his Royal Patronage.聽 His Majesty鈥檚 renewal of this Patronage was revealed to the Museum to mark the first anniversaries of Their Majesties鈥� Coronation. The Royal Patronage is a huge vote of confidence in reiterating the importance of the聽Jewish Museum London. The Museum is also one of the聽Arts Council England鈥檚 2023 鈥� 2026 National Portfolio Organisations, receiving funding to support collections and learning engagement activity with communities.
Jewish Museum London聽has appointed聽Sally Angel聽its new Chief Executive.聽 She will take up her post on Monday 1st July 2024.
Sally Angel is an聽Emmy, BAFTA, RTS聽补苍诲听Peabody聽award-winning TV and film producer.聽 She is Creative Director of聽Angelica Films. She has made films and TV for聽Channel 4, BBC聽and international broadcasters and streamers including聽HBO聽and for cinema.
Before moving into the independent TV production sector, Sally worked at the听叠叠颁聽as an Arts producer and also played a major role in the launch of the聽BBC鈥檚 commercial and digital channels.
Her appointment sees a renewed commitment to bringing聽Jewish Museum London聽into a digital age by connecting to audiences through storytelling, which is crucial to the future of all museums. 聽This digital focus will sit alongside the Museum鈥檚 commitment to illuminate and celebrate the story of Jews in Britain, in a new physical space, with regularly changing state-of-the-art exhibitions, up-to-date permanent displays, and open stores for audiences to enable wider engagement with the Museum鈥檚 collections. The Museum will offer a seamless physical and digital experience; and in future years, a more prominent location to welcome both Jewish and non-Jewish audiences in greater numbers. This summer the Museum will launch an online platform to showcase 10,000 objects from the Museum鈥檚 Designated Collections.
Sally is replacing聽Sue Shave,聽Acting Director, who has overseen the Museum鈥檚 transition from a fixed site in Camden, to a Museum without Walls. In the past year, the Museum鈥檚 reach has increased from nearly 28,000 visitors per year to approximately 155,000 across several regions in the UK. The Museum currently has items on display at聽Tate, The National Holocaust Centre and Museum, JW3, The Hackney Museum, Manchester Jewish Museum聽as well as pop-up exhibitions at聽Swiss Cottage Library.聽The Museum has adapted its award-winning learning programmes, engaging with 22,000 students across Greater London and other UK regions.
Sally Angel聽incoming Chief Executive聽Jewish Museum London听蝉补测蝉,听鈥�Jewish Museum London聽tells the story of the Jewish community and its role in the life and society of the United Kingdom, past, present and future. The Museum now has an extraordinary opportunity to connect its world class collection with the power of story and use digital innovation to reach wider and more diverse audiences.
The story of Jews in Britain speaks of freedom, persecution, resilience and belonging. My ambition is that the Museum will be a beacon of hope for all minorities living here and more than a small step against prejudice.鈥�
Nick Viner, Chair of Trustees,聽Jewish Museum London聽adds,聽鈥淲e would like to extend our thanks to聽Sue Shave聽for successfully driving the seamless transition of聽Jewish Museum London聽over the past 18 months.聽 We are delighted she is handing the reins over to Sally with the Museum in such a strong position for this new and exciting chapter.聽Sally Angel鈥檚 experience as a forward-thinking storyteller makes her ideally-suited to bring the history of the Jewish people of Great Britain to life.聽 We are hugely honoured that she is joining us as our new Chief Executive and look forward to seeing the positive impact that she will make.聽 Her digital vision to future-proof聽Jewish Museum London聽will add a new dimension to the Museum鈥檚 physical displays of its unique collections, heritage and stories, heralding a new era that will appeal to audiences old and new for many years to come.鈥�
Sue Shave,聽Outgoing Acting Director,聽Jewish Museum London聽蝉补测蝉,听鈥淚t has been a privilege to be the Acting Director of the聽Jewish Museum London聽during one of the most significant periods of its history. I am immensely proud of our extraordinary achievements in becoming a Museum without Walls and increasing our reach around the UK telling key Jewish stories through our collections and programmes. The Museum is in good hands with an excellent team and great foundations for an exciting future.鈥�