NFSA welcomes CEO Dr Darryl McIntyre

Arts Minister Peter Garrett has announced the appointment of Dr Darryl McIntyre as the first Chief Executive Officer of the National Film and Sound Archive, completing the final phase in the establishment of the Archive as an independent statutory authority.

A highly experienced and skilled arts administrator, Dr McIntyre commences in this newly established position in late November 2008, for a five-year term.

From 2003 to October 2008, Dr McIntyre has been the Group Director of Public Programs at the Museum of London in the United Kingdom, where he was responsible for curatorial, exhibitions and design, audience development, education, governance, ICT and the office of the London Museums hub.

Before his move to the UK he was the General Manager of Public Programs at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra, where he was responsible for the day-to-day development, delivery and management of education and general public and outreach programs. Dr McIntyre worked in a variety of roles at the National Museum between 1994 and 2003, and prior to that held management positions in the Australian Government departments responsible for the arts.