Trent Park House of Secrets announces its first director

Trent Park Museum Trust has appointed Dr GIUSEPPE ALBANO as director of Trent Park House of Secrets, which opens to the public in spring 2026.

Albano, who will take up his new role as the Enfield venue’s first director in June, is a museum director with over 14 years of experience running museums and cultural heritage sites.

Since 2022, he has been the director of the Freud Museum London, and before that, he served as curator and director of the Keats–Shelley House in Rome.

Trent Park House is a former country house in North London that was remodelled by Sir Philip Sassoon in the 1920s.

It was home to World War Two’s ‘secret listeners’, whose intelligence operations were vital to the war effort.

Commenting on his appointment, Albano said, “As someone who’s always been passionate about historic houses and the tales they have to tell, I’m honoured to be taking on this role and look forward to opening Trent Park House as a museum and sharing its extraordinary history with everyone.” 

Trent Park Museum Trust co-chairs, the MARQUESS OF CHOLMONDELEY and JASON CHARALAMBOUS, added that Albano “brings a wealth of experience to the role, together with tremendous passion and enthusiasm for the tasks ahead”.