Gail Boyle is Senior Curator of Archaeology and World Cultures (Bristol Museums) and has been a successful museum archaeologist for over 35 years: she was awarded the Fellowship of the Museums Association in recognition of the significant contribution that she has made to the museum sector. Gail sits on several UK heritage and museum related bodies and is a former Chair of the Society for Museum Archaeology (2012–2018) and now Digital Officer. She has co-authored several SMA publications and was both a contributor to, and co-editor of the society’s new ‘Standards and Guidance in the Care of Archaeological Collections’ (2020) and co-editor of its latest series of engagement case studies, ‘Communicating Archaeology’ (2021).