Tim Hamilton

Tim is a museum professional at the Black Country Living Museum, where he helps manage over 80,000 objects that tell the region’s industrial story. Coming from a low-income background and diagnosed with ADHD, he pursued history through the Open University before completing an Advanced Diploma in Local History at Oxford. Passionate about local history and inclusive representation, he writes for West Midlands Magazines and advocates for underrepresented groups in museum collections. As a BALH trustee, he aims to promote the co-curation of museum collections in local history research and bring his museum expertise to the organisation.

Tim Hamilton, Trustee