Manchester Museum appoints first female Director Summary: Manchester Museum has appointed Esme Ward as its Director, the first woman to hold the role in the Museum’s 125-year history Esme will take up her new role at the Museum, the largest of its kind in the UK, on Monday 9 April, succeeding Nick Merriman. Type: News item Owner: Manchester Museum   Contact email: alia.ullah@manchester.ac.uk Last modified: 16/02/2018 Link to this document: https://documents.manchester.ac.uk/display.aspx?DocID=35720 Edit (only Administrators)