Gayathri Anand

Collections and Database Officer, Economic Botany Collection

A headshot of Kew researcher Gayathri Anand
Department

Enhanced Partnerships

Team

Interdisciplinary Research

Specialism

My research interests include:
• Public access to museum collections and documentation
• Ethnographic collections and their colonial ties
• How digitisation can support collections access for source communities

My role supports the transition of the Economic Botany Collection's current database across to a new integrated system bringing together each of Kew's collections. This involves preparing data relating to historic records for each specimen before it is moved across. Alongside data cleaning, and standardising, I am also ensuring the collections management system meets the needs of this collection, which contains both scientific and ethnographic material. 

I also support the Collections Manager with looking after the Economic Botany Collection (e.g. environmental conditions, documentation, loans and digitisation) and facilitating access for visitors, researchers and other related projects. 

  • MA Anthropology & Museum Practice, Goldsmiths, University of London, 2021 

  • BA Fine Art: Painting, Wimbledon College of Arts, UAL, 2015. 

Get in touch

Email

g.anand@kew.org