Dr Kevin FewsterDr Kevin Fewster 

Museum Council Member
Term: 06 March 2025 - 05 March 2028

Dr Kevin Fewster has held a number of senior maritime heritage sector positions since 1984, particularly in Australia and the United Kingdom. He was previously Director of Royal Museums Greenwich (2007-2019), the Powerhouse Museum (2000-2007), the Australian National Maritime Museum (1989-2000) and the South Australian Maritime Museum (1984-1988).  He is currently Patron of the Melbourne Maritime Heritage Network  and a Board member of The Mariners’ Museum in Newport News, Virginia.  Dr Fewster twice served as President of the International Congress of Maritime Museums, the world peak body for maritime museums, as well as a former Chairman of the Council of Australasian Museum Directors.  Dr Fewster was awarded a British CBE and made a Member of the Order of Australia for service to museum administration and the preservation of maritime history.