Handel House Trust Names New Chairman
By David Salazar(Photograph by Christopher Ison ©)
Handel House Trust has announced that Penelope, Viscountess Cobham CBE, will be the Chairman of the Handel Hendrix House. She commences her tenure in September.
Cobham joined The Handel House Trust as a Trustee in July 2024. She is the Chairman of The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, Deputy Chairman of the UK-St Helena Trust (formerly the British Napoleonic Bicentenary Trust), and a member the President’s Impact Forum.
She also chaired VisitEngland, Museum Prize Trust, Civic Trust, and was a Special Adviser to the Culture Secretary. Other boards that she has served on include English Heritage, the V&A, Historic Royal Palaces, the Museums and Galleries Commission, the Historic Houses (Association), the Countryside Commission and the London Docklands Development Corporation.
“I am excited and honoured to become Chairman of The Handel House Trust,” Cobham said per an official press release. “Handel Hendrix House is a gem of a museum. With beautifully restored Georgian interiors, a flamboyant 1960s flat, live music, events and storytelling by our wonderful volunteers, the museum is a fascinating and important part of our musical heritage and London life. I am indebted to Simon Weil for his excellent stewardship of the charity and the delivery of the Hallelujah Project. I look forward to working with the Trustees, staff and volunteers to shape the next chapter in the museum’s story.”
Cobham takes over for Simon Weil, who was Chairman for nine years and involved with the Trust for over 25 years.
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