{{short description|Irish science communication specialist and museum director}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Lynn Scarff | image = Lynn Scarff.jpg | caption = Scarff, in a scarf, at the book launch of ''The First National Museum'' by Sherra Murphy in 2021 | alma_mater = {{Plainlist| * Trinity College Dublin {{Small|(MSc)}} }} | occupation = Director of the National Museum of Ireland }} '''Lynn Scarff''' is an Irish science communication specialist, museum curator, and former teacher. Since May 2018, she has served as Director of the National Museum of Ireland.<ref name="bio NMI">{{cite web |title=About the Director |url=https://www.museum.ie/Corporate-Media/Our-Staff/Board-Director/About-the-Director |website=National Museum of Ireland |accessdate=24 June 2018}}</ref> Her appointment had been announced in January 2018, in succession to Raghnall Ó Floinn.<ref name="Director UT">{{cite news|last1=Molloy|first1=Ciaran|title=Lynn Scarff Named New Director of the National Museum of Ireland|url=http://www.universitytimes.ie/2018/01/lynn-scarff-named-new-director-of-the-national-museum-of-ireland/|accessdate=20 January 2018|work=The University Times|date=17 January 2018}}</ref><ref name="Director TN">{{cite news|last1=Kelly|first1=Peter|title=Trinity Science Gallery director appointed head of National Museum of Ireland|url=http://trinitynews.ie/trinity-science-gallery-director-appointed-head-of-national-museum-of-ireland/|accessdate=20 January 2018|work=Trinity News|date=17 January 2018}}</ref><ref name="appointed NMI">{{cite web|title=Ms Lynn Scarff appointed as new Director of the National Museum of Ireland|url=https://www.museum.ie/Corporate-Media/News/January-2018-(1)/Ms-Lynn-Scarff-appointed-as-new-Director-of-the-Na|website=National Museum of Ireland|accessdate=20 January 2018|date=January 2018}}</ref> She had previously worked at the Science Gallery Dublin (part of Trinity College, Dublin) as its education and outreach manager, before serving as its Director from 2014 to 2018.<ref name="bio SG">{{cite web|title=Lynn Scarff|url=https://dublin.sciencegallery.com/profile/lynnscarff|website=Science Gallery|accessdate=20 January 2018|date=9 March 2015}}</ref><ref name="LtB">{{cite web|last1=Abbott|first1=Rosa|title=Career Advice From Lynn Scarff, Director Of Science Gallery Dublin|url=http://lookthebusiness.ie/from-the-desk-of-lynn-scarf-director-of-trinity-science-gallery/|website=Look the Business|accessdate=20 January 2018|date=22 January 2016}}</ref>

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