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Join the prestigious V&A Museum as a Curator for the Gilbert Collection and play a pivotal role in a major gallery refurbishment
Overview
Salary
£33764 - £39391
Location
Cromwell Road, London
Expires
Expires at anytime
Organisation Summary
The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A), the world's premier museum of art, design, and performance, is home to a vast collection of over 2.8 million artifacts that represent 5,000 years of human ingenuity. The V&A is dedicated to inspiring the public through its national collections, exhibitions, and educational resources, aiming to be the global leader in exploring and providing access to the world of art and design.
Role Summary
- Contribute to the gallery refurbishment of The Rosalinde & Arthur Gilbert Collection as part of the curatorial team.
- Collaborate closely with various V&A departments including conservation, photography, and case design.
- Assist in finalising interpretive materials, including labels and multimedia elements for the collection.
Role Requirements
- Proven experience in museum curation, particularly with project management related to exhibitions or gallery installations.
- Excellent communication skills for effective collaboration with internal teams and stakeholders.
- Commitment to the V&A’s mission of promoting research, knowledge, and enjoyment of the designed world.
Benefits
- Generous pension scheme and 29 days of annual leave plus bank holidays.
- Flexible working arrangements to support work-life balance.
- Complimentary tickets to V&A exhibitions and discounts in museum shops.
- Access to a range of training and professional development opportunities.
ED&I at The V&A
The V&A is a Disability Confident Employer Level 2, committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion. The museum ensures an accessible recruitment process, supports the Guaranteed Interview Scheme for disabled applicants, and provides reasonable adjustments as needed.
The Role We are seeking to appoint a Curator (Maternity Cover) to join The Rosalinde & Arthur Gilbert Collection and support its extensive galleries refurbishment. This is a 9 month position, with possibility of an extension. The appointed candidate will be part of the Gilbert Collection curatorial team and contribute to all various tasks of the project, especially the preparations for object installation in the new galleries. Responsibilities will include liaising with all V&A teams for conservation, photography, mount making, case design and manufacturing. The candidate will contribute to finalising all aspects of interpretation (labels and other multimedia). In short, this is a unique opportunity to be part of a capital project which will enhance the long-term development of the V&A and the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collections.
The V&A The V&A is the world’s leading museum of art and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.8 million objects, books and archives that span over 5,000 years of human creativity. The museum holds many of the UK's national collections and houses some of the greatest resources for the study of architecture, furniture, fashion, textiles, photography, sculpture, painting, jewellery, glass, ceramics, book arts, Asian art and design, theatre and performance. Our mission is to be recognised as the world's leading museum of art, design and performance, and to enrich people's lives by promoting research, knowledge and enjoyment of the designed world to the widest possible audience.
Benefits Generous pension scheme 29 days plus bank holidays Flexible working Tickets to V&A exhibitions Subsidised staff canteen 25% discount in V&A shops Give as you earn scheme Bicycle loan Interest-free season ticket Interest-free rental deposit loan Free safety checks and small repairs to your bike with Doctor Bike Wide range of training and professional development opportunities Employee Assistance Programme Staff diversity networks
ED&I at The V&A At the V&A, we are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) for all and strive to go above and beyond public duty placed upon us by the Equality Act 2010. As such, we are delighted to share that we are a Disability Confident Employer Level 2. The V&A makes the following commitments to all applications: The Guaranteed Interview Scheme – Interviewing applicants with a disability who successfully evidence the essential criteria on a person specification and consider them on their abilities; Providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. Making reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process so disabled job applicants have the best opportunity to demonstrate that they can do the job. Supporting employees and adjustments during employment.
