Dr Myles Campbell

Position: Assistant Curator of Collections

About

Myles is Assistant Curator of Collections at Kensington Palace. He specialises in the making and reception of the royal image across Britain and Ireland in the 19th century through art, craft, dress and interiors. A particular focus of his work is the impact of Kensington Palace as a centre of patronage and influence, especially on makers, artisans and diverse communities at regional and national level.

Current research interests include Queen Victoria’s education and exposure to industry as a child; Queen Caroline of Brunswick as an artist, patron and focus for marginalised groups; and the regional patronage of Victoire, Duchess of Kent. Myles obtained his PhD from Trinity College Dublin, where he taught History of Art and Architecture. As Curator of Collections at Dublin Castle, his exhibitions included the award-winning Vicereines of Ireland: Portraits of Forgotten Women (2021). His responsibilities at Kensington Palace include researching and presenting Queen Victoria’s childhood rooms.

Select Publications

Campbell, M. (ed.), Vicereines of Ireland: Portraits of Forgotten Women (Dublin: Irish Academic Press, 2021).

Campbell, M. and Derham, W. (eds), Making Majesty: The Throne Room at Dublin Castle, A Cultural History (Dublin: Irish Academic Press, 2017).

Campbell, M., ‘Memento Vivere: Symbolising the Great Famine at Dublin Castle’, in P. Stokes (ed.), 1845: Memento Mori (Dublin: Office of Public Works, 2022), pp. 61–9.