Murray Edwards College announces new leadership of The Women’s Art Collection

Murray Edwards College, University of Cambridge, is delighted to announce a new leadership structure for The Women’s Art Collection to enhance its national and international profile, sustainability, and long-term impact.

Harriet Loffler, Curator since 2018, is now Director of The Women’s Art Collection. She will focus on strategic curatorial development, profile raising and fundraising to align the Collection with the College’s wider philanthropic priorities.

Laura Moseley, Assistant Curator since 2024, has been promoted to Curator. This redefined role is tailored to support an early-career curator and focuses on the care, conservation, and visibility of the Collection, while delivering ambitious exhibitions, programming, and outreach.

Sarah Greaves, who has played a crucial role in the maintenance and growth of the Collection since 2004, is now Keeper. She will provide strategic and operational oversight, ensuring strong governance, institutional integrity, and continuity of vision.

The Women’s Art Collection is a nationally significant resource for teaching, research, and wider public engagement. By strengthening its leadership and embedding the Collection more closely within its strategic and fundraising frameworks, Murray Edwards College is investing confidently in the future of the Women’s Art Collection and its mission to champion women artists to the widest possible audience. 

Our lucky students enjoy an environment for learning and personal growth unlike any other, a unique museum that is gaining worldwide renown. Our investment in the flourishing of The Women’s Art Collection affirms its place at the heart of Murray Edwards College, as an expression of our fresh, intelligent, innovative spirit.

Rachel Polonsky, Acting President, Murray Edwards College 

I am thrilled to lead the Collection in this exciting new role. We have an extraordinary history of women artists donating artworks within a brutalist building conceived as a manifesto for women’s education. With a brilliant team and a growing reputation for thoughtful, high-impact exhibitions and programmes, we are now poised to realise our most ambitious plans: to establish an acquisitions fund and the creation of a dedicated gallery space securing the  Collection’s legacy for generations to come. 

Harriet Loffler, Director, The Women’s Art Collection