Amy Stone

My PhD research sits at the intersection of disability history, making, and museums, with a focus on material literacy and victorian institutions. Based across the Royal Holloway Business School and the School of Humanities, my interdisciplinary work draws on my own making practice and experience in the heritage sector to explore new participatory opportunities for engaging with museum collections and material culture. 

Alongside my research, I am an Access and Community Heritage Consultant with over ten years’ experience working across the cultural sector in the South East. I specialise in supporting small museums and heritage projects to develop more inclusive practices across collections, workforce, and audiences. My work emphasises the wellbeing benefits of museums, particularly for underserved audiences, and I also support blind and visually impaired artists, practitioners, and researchers working in cultural and heritage contexts.