Oonagh Murphy

Dr Oonagh Murphy is an arts manager, writer and lecturer, her research has taken her around the world to explore international best practice on the scalability of emerging technologies for cultural organisations. In August 2017 she joined Goldsmiths, University of London as Lecturer in Arts Management. In 2018 she was selected to participate in the AHRC funded, Institute for Government – Engaging with Government programme. Oonagh is Principal Investigator and cofounder of the Museums + AI Network, which is funded through an AHRC Network Grant. The Network has been established collaboratively with Pratt Institute (New York), National Gallery (London), the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York), American Museum of Natural History (New York) and will host events in London, New York and San Diego across 2019. Alongside writing for The Guardian, Arts Professional and the Museums Journal she has presented at key international conferences including Museums and The Web, Museum Next, We Are Museums, Culture Geek, and spent summer 2012 in New York researching digital engagement as a Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Fellow. Oonagh has worked with a wide range of clients on both a short term and on- going basis in an arts management and consultancy capacity including Creative United, The Frieze Art Fair, Blick studios, British Council, Ulster University, Queen’s University, Museums Computer Group, Culture Night, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Audiences NI, Irish Museums Association, CultureTech, Arts & Business NI and Young at Art.