Abigail Morris

Arts administrator and the ex-chief executive of the Jewish Museum London

Abigail Morris joined the Jewish Museum as Chief Executive in 2012. She introduced a highly successful programme of temporary exhibitions which has substantially increased visitor footfall, vastly improved media coverage and led to a much heightened the profile of the Museum. Abigail has a background in theatre and was Artistic Director and CEO of the Soho Theatre from 1992 to 2005. Under her direction she was responsible for building Soho Theatre in Dean Street and for growing the organisation from a turnover of £200k to £2 million. She has directed many award winning productions in London, New York and national tours. More recently, she has also been Chief Executive of Jewish Women’s Aid and Director of ResponseAbility, a cross-communal Jewish think tank.