Sophie Rowe

Sophie Rowe ACR FIIC is the Head of Conservation, managing all aspects of the conservation and collections care programmes in the Fitzwilliam Museum since 2021.  She is an Accredited conservator with over 25 years experience as an organic artefact specialist, previously working at the British Museum, the National Museum of Denmark, and for university museums including the Polar Museum, Cambridge and the University of Cambridge Museums consortium.  She holds a BA(Hons) from the University of Cambridge and a MSc(Distinction) in Conservation for Archaeology and Museums from University College London.  She has been a Museum Accreditation mentor for Arts Council England since 2018 and was Vice Chair of the board of trustees for Icon Institute for Conservation from 2019-2024.