director general and master of the armouries
Nat Edwards joined the Royal Armouries in October 2022 as Director General and Master of the Armouries. He was previously Chief Executive Officer at Thackray Museum of Medicine in Leeds for 4 years, where he oversaw a £4million refurbishment and guided the museum through the difficult COVID-19 period. As a museum curator and community activist, Nat has worked in museums, galleries and archives for 30 years – developing exhibitions, education and community-based projects as well as major capital projects. Nat is the author of Caledonia’s Last Stand: In search of the lost Scots of Darien, in which he tries to find something to smile about in the history of Scotland’s disastrous Darien Scheme.