At the museum he leads a program of exhibitions, commissions, and publications. His curatorial work involves promoting the connection between international art histories and local communities.
Birchall has previously worked in curatorial positions at Tate Liverpool (UK), the Walter Phillips Gallery at the Banff Centre (Canada) and the Künsterlhaus Stuttgart (Germany). He studied Art History, History and Curating and was awarded his PhD at the University of Wolverhampton. In 2019, he completed Stonewall’s LGBT Leadership Programme. He has taught and lectured at institutions including Zurich University of the Arts and at the Liverpool School of Art, where he is a Visiting Fellow.