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Adam R. Hemmings

Preserving the Past ~ Shaping the Present ~ Imagining the Future

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      • Production & Curation
      • Community Building & Activism
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Adam R. Hemmings

Preserving the Past ~ Shaping the Present ~ Imagining the Future

  • Home
  • About Me
  • Explore With Me 
    • Archaeology & Research
    • Production & Curation
    • Community Building & Activism
  • Work With Me
  • …  
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    • About Me
    • Explore With Me 
      • Archaeology & Research
      • Production & Curation
      • Community Building & Activism
    • Work With Me

Adam R. Hemmings

Preserving the Past ~ Shaping the Present ~ Imagining the Future

  • Production & Curation

    I produce and curate exhibitions and experiences that combine historical narratives and socially-aware research in an attempt to animate often untold stories. Museums are the imagination centres of civilization. They store memory, but also construct unique identities and (at their best) invite everyone to draw new meaning from the heritage held within. My focus is giving voice to communities that institutions have ignored: the wanderers, the marginalised, and the diasporic.

  • Exhibitions & Productions

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    How To Survive The Apocalypse - Museum of Homelessness, London (2024–2025)
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    Families Living in Temporary Accommodation - House of Commons, London (2024)
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    Conditions of Living - Four Corners, Bethnal Green, London (2022–25)
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    Passing Gloves - Rich Mix, London (2022)
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    Taking Place - The Gallery at Foyles, London (2020)
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    Frequently Asked Questions - People's Republic of Stokes Croft, Bristol (2019)
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    Objectified - Manchester Art Gallery (2018)
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    Man on Bench Fairytale - Mayfield Depot, Manchester (2018)
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    Reframing the Myth - The Guardian, Kings Place, London (2016)
  • Selected Roles


    Operations & Production Manager - Museum of Homelessness, London (2024–2025)
    As Operations & Production Manager during the museum’s landmark opening year, I played a central role in building the operational and production infrastructure of the UK’s first permanent Museum of Homelessness. Responsibilities spanned marketing and audience engagement, operational management, event and production oversight, and stakeholder and fundraising coordination. This included expanding audience reach through data-driven marketing plans, managing staff and volunteer onboarding, overseeing merchandise and inventory, conducting risk assessments, maintaining stakeholder relations, and contributing to fundraising initiatives.

    Cultural Producer - Museum of Homelessness, London (2018)

    As a Cultural Producer, I worked with Museum of Homelessness across a pivotal year of artistic development, contributing to the production of “Objectified” at Manchester Art Gallery, “Man on Bench Fairytale” at the Mayfield Depot, and the Catalyst creative training programme. This period established a long-term working relationship with the museum that would continue in the following years.

    Production Assistant - BP Big Screens, Royal Opera House (2018)

    The Royal Opera House BP Big Screens were a long-running initiative broadcasting live ballet and opera performances from Covent Garden to free, outdoor public venues across the UK reaching over 40,000 people in locations including Trafalgar Square and regional city centres. One of the UK's most significant arts access programmes, the initiative ran for over three decades.

    As production assistant, I supported the producer across operational and logistical functions in the delivery of these large-scale public broadcasts.

    Researcher & Curatorial/Marketing Assistant - Graeae Theatre Company, London (2015–2021)

    Over six years with Graeae, I contributed across research, curatorial, marketing, and production functions for one of Britain’s foremost Disability-led theatre companies. Work included policy and Disability rights investigations, writing reports and recommendations, creating accessible content including exhibition interpretation and audio tour sections, website development and copywriting, and curatorial and installation support for exhibitions including “Reframing the Myth” at The Guardian.

    Disability Access Producer - Liberty Festival, London (2016 & 2017)

    Liberty is the Mayor of London’s flagship festival celebrating work by D/deaf, Disabled, and neurodiverse artists, and one of the most significant Disability arts events in the UK.

    As Disability Access Producer across two editions of the festival, I worked on-site to ensure comprehensive access delivery, coordinating BSL interpretation, audio description, and physical access infrastructure for both spectators and performers.

    Assistant to the Producer - Paralympic Heritage Flame Lighting Ceremony, Stoke Mandeville (2016)

    The Paralympic Heritage Flame Lighting Ceremony was an official Paralympic event inaugurating the Games at their birthplace in Stoke Mandeville, the spiritual home of the Paralympic movement. This was a large-scale, mass-cast, televised ceremony marking the opening of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

    Over five months from May to September 2016, I served as the Assistant to the Producer, contributing across research, community engagement, and production coordination. I researched and communicated with performance collaborators, acting as liaison between artists and the producer, and booked and ran artistic workshops with the local community. Onsite responsibilities included map production, accommodation reservation, accessibility organisation, and cast and crew support. I also contributed content research for the historical portions of the ceremony script, and managed equipment purchases and budgeting.

    Co-Founder & Editor - Storefront City (2012–present)

    Storefront City is a cultural review platform specialising in reporting of events and activities from around the world, with editions covering the UK, USA, Europe, and other international destinations, as well as immersive experiences at home and in the cinema.

    As co-founder and editor, I direct editorial policy, commission and write reviews, and oversee the platform’s social media presence and publicity programme. Storefront City represents an ongoing commitment to critical engagement with cultural life across metropolises, bringing the same curatorial eye to writing about culture as to producing and presenting it.

  • Research & Field Visits

    Netherlands - Amsterdam (2022)

    A research visit to Amsterdam’s major cultural organisations, undertaken to observe contemporary approaches to archaeological display, collection presentation, and public engagement with heritage. At the Allard Pierson Museum, the collection offered several objects of research interest, including sandals of the temple singer Meriamun-Ites, faience wall tiles from the Step Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara, a relief from the Tomb of Saiempetref dating to the reign of Seti I, and a scarab of Tutankhamun. A standout element was the colour projection mapping onto a Chios Kore of c. 500 BCE, presenting a compelling demonstration of how polychromy restoration technology can transform public understanding of the ancient world. Beyond the Allard Pierson, the archaeological displays integrated into the Rokin Metro Station escalators offered an outstanding example of how archaeology can be embedded into everyday urban surroundings. At the Rijksmuseum, observable restoration work provided insight into conservation methods and approaches to audience engagement with the restoration procedure itself.

    Coventry City of Culture Trust (2021)

    A strategic review exploring the cultural policy influence and legacy of the City of Culture programme. I examined how large-scale cultural investment shapes communities, organizations, and heritage over time.

    Queen's Theatre Hornchurch (2019)

    Contextual research into cultural engagement in the London Borough of Havering, framed within questions of heritage access, community identity, and cultural delivery in outer London.

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