Kim McKay

As Director and CEO of the Australian Museum (AM), Kim is responsible for strategic planning and management of the nation’s first museum, including a collection of over 21.9 million natural science and cultural objects and specimens.

Since being appointed to the Director’s role in April 2014 (the first woman to hold the role in the AM’s 190+ year history), Kim leads the AM’s master planning and has initiated a broad transformation program. This includes overseeing Project Discover, the AM’s $57.5m major transformation of public spaces. To be completed in Spring 2020, Project Discover has propelled the AM into a new era as the leading museum in the region and is an important step in the realisation of the AM’s Master Plan and vision for the future.