David Gelsthorpe

Dr David Gelsthorpe is Curator of Earth Sciences at Manchester Museum and Lead Curator on the Museum’s Wild exhibition. He has over twenty years’ experience working in the sector using culture and collections to change lives. He is particularly passionate about innovative alternative solutions to the biodiversity and climate crisis and connecting communities, academics and partners to deliver a hopeful biodiverse future.

Other recent work includes the decolonisation of Manchester Museum’s mineral collection and the Museum’s new dinosaur gallery. He recently appeared on Channel 5’s Dinosaur with Stephen Fry. David is Chair of Your Trust (Rochdale’s Culture and Leisure Trust) and Chair of The UK Museums and Galleries Accreditation Scheme.