Samuel JMM Alberti

Dr. Samuel JMM Alberti is an Honorary Professor at the University of Stirling's Centre for Environment, Heritage and Policy and serves as Director of Collections at National Museums Scotland.

His academic and professional affiliations include:

• Director of Collections at National Museums Scotland
• Honorary Professor at the University of Stirling Centre for Environment, Heritage and Policy
• Visiting Professor at the University of Edinburgh College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
• Former Director of Museums and Archives at the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Dr. Alberti's research focuses on the history of collections, particularly the trajectories and meanings of scientific, medical, and natural objects in Britain since 1800. His current museum practice emphasizes Cold War heritage and the relationship between museums and climate change. His scholarly approach bridges historical analysis with practical museum leadership, examining how collections shape our understanding of scientific and medical history.

Dr. Alberti has received recognition as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE). His major publications include:

• Nature and Culture: Objects, Disciplines and the Manchester Museum (MUP, 2009)
• Morbid Curiosities: Medical Museums in Nineteenth-Century Britain (OUP, 2011)
• Book on science and technology collections (2022)

As a curator, Dr. Alberti has organized exhibitions on race, museum history, and the First World War, demonstrating his commitment to making historical collections relevant to contemporary audiences. His career trajectory reflects a unique synthesis of academic scholarship and practical museum leadership, with his current work addressing pressing contemporary issues like climate change through the lens of museum collections and heritage.