Dr Gordon Rintoul, Director, National Museums
Scotland
Dr Gordon Rintoul joined National Museums Scotland as Director
in 2002. Dr Rintoul is responsible for five museums, three storage
sites, a collection of over four million items and 475
employees. Over the past few years he has initiated and
implemented a major transformation project to enhance public
services, develop the collections and modernise facilities.
During his career Gordon Rintoul has developed three new museums
in Bradford, Merseyside and Sheffield. As a result he
developed a long standing interest in the role of cultural
developments in an economic and tourism context. Dr Rintoul has
served on the governing bodies of a range of related organisations
including the Councils of the Association of Independent Museums
and the Museums Association. He is an Honorary Professor at the
University of Edinburgh.
