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Barley Roscoe
Barley is a consultant curator, writer and lecturer.
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1980
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Her mother was a great-niece of Ernest Gimson, the Arts and Crafts architect, furniture designer and maker and Barley grew up with the Arts and Craft tradition. Having graduated from Bristol University in History of Art, History, Archaeology and Ancient History she went on to study woven and printed textiles at West Surrey College of Art and Design.
Barley set up the Crafts Study Centre within the Holburne Museum of Art, Bath where she was Director from 1986-1999 and was awarded an MBE for her work there. She is an associate of the Museums Association and a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
