Frank Atkinson (museum director), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Frank Atkinson (museum director)

English museum diretor

Date of Birth: 13-Apr-1924

Place of Birth: Barnsley, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 30-Dec-2014

Profession: art exhibition curator, museum director

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Frank Atkinson (13 April 1924 – 30 December 2014) was a British museum director and curator.
Atkinson is best known for creating the Beamish Museum near Stanley, County Durham, an open-air 'living' museum on the history of the north of England with a focus on the changes brought to both urban and rural life by the industrialisation of the early 20th century.