2023 ITP fellows’ reports

We’re very pleased to share the reports written by the 2023 ITP fellows about their experience of the annual programme, and the learning they have taken with them.

For the first time since 2019, this year’s programme was held fully in person here at the British Museum and across our UK partner museum network, between the 1st July and the 13th August. The 18 fellows in this year’s cohort hailed from 14 different countries, adding to our ever-growing network of museum professionals.

The 2023 ITP cohort pictured together at the Horniman Museums and Gardens in South London.

Click the names to read about the experiences of each of the 2023 fellows.

Ali Demirkiran

Archaeologist, Ephesus Museum

UK partner placement: Lincoln Museum and Nottingham University Museum

Supported by the Aall Foundation

Mohamed Aymen Chihaoui

Director, Archeological Enfidha Museum, National Heritage Institute, Ministry of Culture

UK partner placement: Norfolk Museums Service

Supported by the Al Tajir Trust

Elif Büyükgençoğlu

Curator, Istanbul Archaeological Museums

UK partner placement: Manchester Museum, Manchester Art Gallery and Whitworth Art Gallery

Supported by the Marie-Louise von Motesiczky Charitable Trust

Ogechukwu Elizabeth Okpalanozie

Chief Conservator, National Museum, National Commission for Museums & Monuments

UK partner placement: Glasgow Museums

Supported by the Edith Murphy Foundation

Elizabeth Alvarado

Cultural Manager and Museum Specialist, Ministry of Culture, Peru

UK partner placement: Glasgow Museums

Supported by the Marie-Louise von Motesiczky Charitable Trust

Gao Rui

Researcher, Department of International Exchanges, The Palace Museum

UK partner placement: Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Supported by the Sino-British Fellowship Trust

He Yulei

Section Chief, International Cooperation and Exchange Office, Dunhuang Academy

UK partner placement: National Museums Northern Ireland

Supported by the Sino-British Fellowship Trust

Kirikara Koraua

Assistant Museum Curator, Ministry of Internal Affairs

UK partner placement: Glasgow Museums

Supported by the Aall Foundation

Kayla Kuʻualoha Annen

Ethnology Collection Manager, Bishop Museum

UK partner placement: National Museums Northern Ireland

Supported by the Aall Foundation

Kolawole Adeyara

Conservator, Unity Museum, National Commission for Museums & Monuments

UK partner placement: National Museums Northern Ireland

Supported by the Edith Murphy Foundation

Malissa Abdul Kadir

Curator, Sarawak Museum Department

UK partner placement: Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Supported by the Marie-Louise von Motesiczky Charitable Trust

Mina Megalla

Curator, Boyana Church Museum, National History Museum, Sofia

UK partner placement: Glasgow Museums

Supported by the Marie-Louise von Motesiczky Charitable Trust

Nguyễn Hải Ninh

Head of Museum Management and Information Bureau, Department of Cultural Heritage, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Vietnam

UK partner placement: Manchester Museum, Manchester Art Gallery and Whitworth Art Gallery

Supported by the Marie-Louise von Motesiczky Charitable Trust

Rodah Kalondu Lange

Curator, National Museums of Kenya

UK partner placement: Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums

Supported by the John S Cohen Foundation

Rucha Vibhute

Senior Archivist, Museum of Art & Photography

UK partner placement: Manchester Museum, Manchester Art Gallery and Whitworth Art Gallery.

Supported by the Simon Digby Memorial Charity

Twana Abubkir Mamand

Researcher, Salahaddin University

UK partner placement: Norfolk Museums Service

Supported by the de Laszlo Foundation

Dina Ramadan Gohar Mekhemer

Curator, Alexandria National Museum

UK partner placement: Manchester Museum, Manchester Art Gallery and Whitworth Art Gallery.

Supported by an anonymous donor

Mamdouh Farouk Mohamed

Director, Imhotep Museum

UK partner placement: Lincoln Museum and Nottingham University Museum

Supported by the Barakat Trust