Douglas Connell
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Douglas Andrew Connell, WS, FRSA, is a Scottish solicitor and Chairman of the Scottish Government's Recognition Committee for collections of national significance held by Scotland’s non-national museums and galleries. The Recognition scheme is managed by Museums Galleries Scotland
on behalf of the Scottish Government.
Connell is Joint Senior Partner of the private client law firm Turcan Connell, and is an accredited specialist in Trust and Charity Law. His work in Charity Law includes the formation and governance of charities and advice to the Trustees of a number of major national institutions as well as private charitable foundations. He is a former chairman of the Edinburgh Book Festival and a former chairman of the Lottery Committee of the Scottish Arts Council
. He served as a board member of Artlink and the Edinburgh International Festival
. Connell is a patron of the National Galleries of Scotland
and a patron of the National Museums of Scotland
. He is a former member of the Court of the University of St Andrews
, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a Writer to the Signet.
Museums Galleries Scotland
Museums Galleries Scotland, until 2008 the Scottish Museums Council, is a membership organisation offering support to museums and galleries throughout Scotland...
on behalf of the Scottish Government.
Connell is Joint Senior Partner of the private client law firm Turcan Connell, and is an accredited specialist in Trust and Charity Law. His work in Charity Law includes the formation and governance of charities and advice to the Trustees of a number of major national institutions as well as private charitable foundations. He is a former chairman of the Edinburgh Book Festival and a former chairman of the Lottery Committee of the Scottish Arts Council
Scottish Arts Council
The Scottish Arts Council is a Scottish public body that distributes funding from the Scottish Government, and is the leading national organisation for the funding, development and promotion of the arts in Scotland...
. He served as a board member of Artlink and the Edinburgh International Festival
Edinburgh International Festival
The Edinburgh International Festival is a festival of performing arts that takes place in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, over three weeks from around the middle of August. By invitation from the Festival Director, the International Festival brings top class performers of music , theatre, opera...
. Connell is a patron of the National Galleries of Scotland
National Galleries of Scotland
The National Galleries of Scotland are the five national galleries of Scotland and two partner galleries. It is one of the country's National Collections.-List of national galleries:* The National Gallery of Scotland* The Royal Scottish Academy Building...
and a patron of the National Museums of Scotland
National Museums of Scotland
National Museums Scotland is the organization that runs several national museums of Scotland. It is one of the country's National Collections, and holds internationally important collections of natural sciences, decorative arts, world cultures, science and technology, and Scottish history and...
. He is a former member of the Court of the University of St Andrews
University of St Andrews
The University of St Andrews, informally referred to as "St Andrews", is the oldest university in Scotland and the third oldest in the English-speaking world after Oxford and Cambridge. The university is situated in the town of St Andrews, Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. It was founded between...
, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a Writer to the Signet.