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Join the world's premier museum as an Assistant Curator and shape the narrative of art, design, and performance.
Overview
Salary £27528
Location Cromwell Road, London
Expires Expires at anytime
The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) is at the forefront of art, design, and performance, known globally for its dedication to creativity and education. As the world's leading museum in its field, the V&A offers an inspiring environment that promotes research and enjoyment of the designed world to diverse audiences. The museum's vibrant culture and commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion make it an exciting place for professional growth.
- Provide curatorial support for the photography collection
- Manage care, documentation, and research of collections
- Develop presentations and interpretations for public engagement
- Collaborate on museum policy, projects, and public programs
- Assist in fundraising and income-generating initiatives
- Experience in curatorial work, particularly with photography collections
- Ability to contribute to museum policy, projects, and public programs
- Commitment to supporting fundraising and income generation
- Passionate about equality, diversity, and inclusion
Benefits include a generous pension scheme, annual leave, flexible working, discounts, loans for bicycles and rental deposits, tickets to exhibitions, and professional development opportunities. The V&A prides itself on being a Disability Confident Employer Level 2, going beyond the public duty placed upon us by the Equality Act 2010.
The V&A is the world’s leading museum of art, design 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.
The role of the Assistant Curator (Photography) is to provide curatorial support in the development, care of, documentation and research, presentation and interpretation of a part of V&A’s Collection, in this case photography. Assistant Curators spend a significant portion of their time working on object-related activity that pertains to the care and display of collections, maintaining documentation and developing interpretation to allow for their presentation to wide audiences. As a member of the AAPD Department, the postholder will also play a role in the wider work of the V&A, contributing to policy, projects and public programmes and supporting fundraising and income generation.
Job requirements include providing curatorial support in the development, care of, documentation and research, presentation and interpretation of a part of V&A’s Collection, in this case photography. The postholder will also play a role in the wider work of the V&A, contributing to policy, projects and public programmes and supporting fundraising and income generation.
Benefits include a generous pension scheme, 29 days plus bank holidays, flexible working, tickets to V&A exhibitions, subsidised staff canteen, 25% discount in V&A shops, a 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, and a wide range of training and professional development opportunities.
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.
