New Director and CEO for EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum

With extensive experience in the museum, cultural heritage and tourism sectors, Patrick was a Director of the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester from 1983 – 2002. From 2002 he was CEO of Museums Victoria for over 15 years which went on to  become the largest and most-visited encyclopedic museum in Australia comprising Melbourne Museum, Scienceworks Museum, Immigration Museum and the Royal Exhibition Building world heritage site.

Currently, Patrick works as a consultant in the fields of cultural heritage and tourism and has published numerous papers on archaeological, cultural heritage and management topics.