From 2003 to 2011 she was appointed by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport as a member of the reviewing committee on the 'Export of Works of Art and Objects of Cultural Interest'.[2] She served three terms as a member of this Reviewing Committee.[8] As part of this body, in 2009, she helped block the export of a unique Viking mount from North Yorkshire valued at over £50,000.[9]
Johns was married to fellow archaeologist and British Museum curator Donald Bailey. In 2005, the contributions of both Johns and Bailey to the world of archaeology was recognised with the publication of a festschrift in their honour, titled Image, Craft and the Classical World: Essays in honour of Donald Bailey and Catherine Johns.[12] Johns wrote an obituary for her husband for The Guardian following his death in September 2014.[13]
Select bibliography
Johns, C. 1982. Sex or Symbol? Erotic Images of Greece and Rome. London, British Museum.
^ abcHouse of Commons: Culture, Media and Sport Committee (7 June 2007). Caring for our Collections. Sixth Report. Volume II: Oral and Written Evidence (Report). House of Commons. p. 171.
^Crummy, N., ed. (2005). Image, Craft and the Classical World: Essays in honour of Donald Bailey and Catherine Johns. Editions Monique Mergoil. ISBN9782907303910.