British director of the Science Museum, curator and electrical engineer (1926–2021
Margaret Weston
Born
Margaret Kate Weston
7 March 1926
Died
12 January 2021 (aged 94)
Alma mater
University of London
Occupation
Curator electrical engineer
Known for
Director of the Science Museum, London
Dame Margaret Kate Weston, [1]
DBE, FMA (7 March 1926 – 12 January 2021) was a British museum curator who was the director of the Science Museum, London, between 1973 and 1986. She began her career as an electrical engineer before joining the Science Museum in 1955. Weston oversaw the expansion of the museum into the Science Museum Group, including the foundation of the National Railway Museum in York and the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television in Bradford. She also played a key role in acquiring Concorde 002, which is now housed at the Fleet Air Arm Museum in Yeovilton.[citation needed]
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