Ben Melham

Ben Melham is director and founder of Mortice Consulting, a consultancy specialising in operational, strategic and sustainability solutions for organisations across the cultural, heritage and public sectors.

Melham founded Mortice in 2017, drawing on a career spanning strategic leadership, museum operations and the management of complex cultural estates, including work with some of the UK’s leading cultural institutions. He was previously group head of estate at the Science Museum Group and has also held senior roles spanning property operations, facilities management and business development.

Through Mortice, he works with museums, galleries and heritage organisations on areas including organisational strategy, operational readiness, procurement, facilities management, sustainability, project delivery and climate resilience. The consultancy has supported a range of major cultural organisations and international clients, helping them address the challenges associated with complex operations, estates and collections.

Melham is also active in sector-wide knowledge sharing. He sits on the board of ICOM SUSTAIN, the International Council of Museums’ committee focused on sustainable development, and is on the Steering Committee International Museum Construction Congress. He also leads the Cultural Sector FM & Sustainability Hubs, which promotes knowledge sharing and best practice among cultural-sector estates and sustainability professionals.

In 2024, Melham set a Guinness World Record for visiting the most museums in 24 hours, visiting 42 museums in London to highlight the diversity of the museum sector.