Founder And Director
CurrentSince founding Barker Langham, Eric has guided the company’s evolution into one of the world’s leading cultural practices. Eric has an impressive global track record in interpretation and curation, having led the development of some of the world’s most iconic recent cultural projects. Today he directs Barker Langham’s creative, visitor experience and curatorial services. Eric is recognised around the world as a planner of new museums and cultural projects and has lectured and published extensively on curation, interpretation and museum masterplanning. Most recently he authored the lead chapter in ‘The Alchemy of Cultural Planning’, a new publication from the International Council of Museums, due for publication in 2021.Eric is an expert advisor and mentor to the UK National Lottery Heritage Fund and the National Heritage Memorial Fund. He is a Trustee of the Association for Heritage Interpretation, a Fellow of the Museums Association and an Associate Fellow at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter. A former Commissioning Editor of the Journal of the Association of Heritage Interpretation, Eric is currently on the Advisory Board for National Gallery X, a pioneering initiative at the National Gallery in London and the Foundation for Jewish Heritage. Eric was included in the inaugural Blooloop 50 Museum Influencer List 2020 alongside esteemed peers from cultural institutions across the globe. Prior to establishing Barker Langham, he was Head of Exhibitions and Collections at the Commonwealth Institute and senior curator at the National Justice Museum.
