Miss Zoe Few

Miss Zoe Few


Experienced Museum professional with expertise in academia, curation and project management currently undertaking a Collaborative Doctoral Award with University of Westminster and London Transport Museum. Fully funded by UKRI AHRC Technē scholarship.

My thesis title is "Pride, Passengers and Personnel: Collecting LGBTQ+ Experiences in and on London’s Transport in the 1970s and 1980s". This project will explore neglected histories of the LGBTQ+ community in relation to London transport and contribute to current debates around contemporary collecting as a tool for empowering communities.

For more information please see my research profile on the Technē website: https://techne.ac.uk/our-students/techne-students-list/2024/zoe-few/

Accomplished in developing and delivering temporary exhibitions, permanent galleries, capital projects and learning and engagement programmes. Past projects shown/delivered at prominent UK and International institutions: The Minories Art Gallery (Colchester), Centre for Research Collections, University of Edinburgh, London Transport Museum, Science Museum (London), Design Museum (London), Natural History Museum (London), Dubai Expo, Tekniska Museet (Sweden), IKEA Museum (Sweden).

Skilled in project Management, curation, contemporary collecting, oral history, research, writing, exhibition-making, community engagement.


Sustainable Development Goals
In brief

Research areas

LGBTQ+ History, Mobilities, Museums, Transport History, Social History, Sexuality, Contemporary Collecting, Art History

Skills / expertise

Project Management, Curation, Contemporary Collecting, Oral History, Exhibition-making, Community Engagement.
Awards
Big Essex Award 2013

University of Essex