About Peter

Peter, who is passionate about real objects and local history, has worked previously in some unusual museums locations - in a palace, a castle and a coalmine.

For the past nine years he has been Curator of Rochester's highly popular Guildhall Museum - a veritable treasure house of Medway's history. Peter and his team are responsible for interpreting the history of Medway to local residents and the many thousands of tourists who visit Rochester each year.

The museum houses fascinating collections - everything from decorative Roman pottery to objects once owned by Charles Dickens. Younger visitors love the ‘Hulks Experience', a walk-through part-reconstruction of one of the famous River Medway prisoner-of-war hulks. State-of-the-art technology also has a role to play in the museum. The Rochester Riverside Eye camera installation enables visitors of all ages to view real time images of Rochester's cultural quarter and exciting riverside developments.

Peter's aim is to help visitors discover and understand the history of Medway in a fun way with an emphasis on ‘enjoyable education'. Learning about the past helps reinforce a sense of place and identity in a fast changing world.

When not ‘curating', Peter's other passions are music and 18th century porcelain.

View the fascinating collections of the Guildhall Museum in Rochester - http://www.medway.gov.uk/tourism/44632/45143/guildhallmuseum.htm