Six trustees were appointed or reappointed to National Museums Liverpool’s governing board, which sets strategy and monitors risks for a group that included seven public museums in 2024–25.
On Oct. 15, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) said the Secretary of State selected Oliver Enwonwu and Katie Wray as new trustees; it also confirmed reappointments for Lynn Collins, Anna Farthing, Dinah Birch and John Belchem.
Enwonwu serves as executive director of the Ben Enwonwu Foundation and founded Omenka, where he is publisher; the announcement also describes him as an artist and curator. The announcement describes Wray as a Deloitte Real Estate director who leads its heritage team at the national level.
The announcement lists all six terms as four years. Enwonwu and Wray’s terms run from Oct. 1, 2026, through Sept. 30, 2030. Trustees are not remunerated, and none of the appointees declared significant political activity in the preceding five years under the Governance Code on Public Appointments, according to the announcement.
National Museums Liverpool’s 2024–25 annual report says the Board sets the group’s overall strategy and monitors risks facing the organization. The report lists seven public museums for the year ended March 31, 2025, including World Museum, Walker Art Gallery, International Slavery Museum, Merseyside Maritime Museum and Museum of Liverpool.
A government framework for 2025–28 says the responsible minister appoints trustees, with Liverpool City Region represented on the appointments panel. It calls for boards to have a balance of skills and backgrounds. A 2026 public appointment listing sought expertise in law, building development and planning, and curatorial or historical knowledge. It said the group’s focus would include reimagining the International Slavery Museum, the Maritime Museum and the wider waterfront.
Birch, Belchem, Collins and Farthing are scheduled to begin their renewed terms on Mar. 1, 2027, ending Feb. 28, 2031.
