Caroline Worthington Explained

Caroline Worthington (born 1972) is a British curator, museum director and director of the Royal Society of Sculptors.

Biography

Worthington was curator of art at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum in Exeter as curator of art before moving to the Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle.^[1] In 2003, aged 31, she moved to York Art Gallery as curator of Art,^[2] leaving in 2008 to become the director of the Florence Nightingale Museum in London.

Worthington is the director of the Royal Society of Sculptors and chief executive of Bexley Heritage Trust.^[3]

In 2019 she was the guest curator of an exhibition titled 'Parallel Lines: Drawing and Sculpture' at The Lightbox.^[4]

Select publications

• 2000. Exeter's fine art. Exeter, Exeter City Museums.
• 2005. Relaxation and edification' : dealing in Dutch drawings. Paul Getty Museum.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Interview with LMG’s new chair – Caroline Worthington . 22 September 2016 . London Museum's Group . 7 October 2019.
2. News: Fine art of improving York's gallery . 14 October 2003 . . 7 October 2019.
3. News: Our Team: CAROLINE WORTHINGTON, DIRECTOR . Royal Society of Sculptors . 7 October 2019.
4. Web site: Parallel Lines: Drawing and Sculpture . 7 October 2019.