Richard Glover

With a background in fine arts and industrial design Richard Glover has spent his entire working life in cultural institutions specialising in all aspects of exhibition creation and design. Commencing at the National Gallery of Victoria and then moving to Museums Victoria he has worked on many exhibition projects, from the very small to large international exhibitions. He was a primary design committee member for the delivery of the new Melbourne Museum at Carton Gardens and a member of the design course advisory committee at Swinburne University.

Richard Glover spoke at the Creative Museums Summit 2026 :

Vikings and Visitors: creating deeper engagement with touring exhibitions

How do you take a boring* pile of ancient objects from the other side of the world and make visitors respond passionately and creatively?

This presentation will show how Melbourne Museum intentionally built creativity into its presentation of the touring exhibition Treasures of the Viking Age: The Galloway Hoard. Through exhibition design, adult-focused exhibition activities, and school programs, the speakers will show you how they created opportunities for creativity from both visitors and staff.

*we don’t think the Galloway Hoard is boring, we love it.

The Treasures of the Viking Age: The Galloway Hoard exhibition was produced by National Museums Scotland.