Museum Director - Operations
Steven Burt
Steven Burt is Museum Director – Operations, for the Royal Armouries. He is tasked with delivering a successful, visitor-focused, educational heritage attraction, maximising quality of service and display.
Born and bred in Leeds, he is well known for his public lectures and books on the history of the city. He is Vice President of the Thoresby Society. Steven played a significant role in the building of City Learning Centres in Leeds, a key part of the government’s Excellence in Cities initiative.
He is a former Area Manager for Education Leeds and continues to play an active role as a governor of South Leeds High School. For three years he worked on the creation of the Thackray Medical Museum which opened with £3million of HLF funding in 1997.