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Join the V&A and become a guardian of artistic heritage as a Preventive Conservator, contributing to the preservation of a world-class collection
Overview
Salary
£33764 - £45018
Location
Cromwell Road, London
Expires
Expires at anytime
Organisation Summary
The V&A is a global leader in art and design, celebrating the artistry of human creativity through its extensive collection spanning 5,000 years. This prestigious museum is not just a house for historical artefacts but a vibrant institution promoting design, innovation, and learning. As a Preventive Conservator, you'll be part of an organisation that shapes the creative industry and cultural heritage while reaching international audiences and maintaining financial and organisational excellence.
Role Summary
- Provide preventive conservation expertise for exhibition and display projects.
- Advise on managing preservation risks for collections across multiple sites and during tours or loans.
- Work collaboratively within the Preventive Conservation Team.
- Implement Integrated Pest Management (IPM) within the cultural heritage sector.
Role Requirements
- Experience in preventive conservation within exhibitions and displays.
- Proficiency in a variety of object materials and conservation methods.
- Knowledge of IPM in cultural heritage institutions.
- Innovative and pragmatic problem-solving skills.
Benefits
- Generous pension scheme and holiday allowance.
- Flexible working arrangements.
- Complimentary tickets to V&A exhibitions.
- Discounts in V&A shops and subsidised staff canteen.
- Comprehensive training and professional development opportunities.
- Supportive staff networks and employee assistance programmes.
The V&A is a family of museums dedicated to the power of creativity. Our mission is to champion design and creativity in all its forms, advance cultural knowledge, and inspire makers, creators and innovators everywhere. We share a 5,000-year-old story of creativity through exhibitions, events, educational programmes, digital experiences, conservation, research, and an ever-evolving national collection of over 2.8m objects spanning every creative discipline.
The Preventive Conservator (Exhibitions and Display Projects) is part of the wider Preventive Conservation Team working to manage and reduce preservation risks to the V&A collections across all our sites and while on tour or loan. You will have a pragmatic and innovative approach, with experience of providing preventive conservation advice for exhibitions and displays projects across a wide range of object materials. You will also be experienced in IPM within cultural heritage institutions.
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. We strive to make the V&A matter to more people and in that context we work to the following six strategic objectives: To create a world class visitor and learning experience across all V&A sites and collections. Focus and deepen the relevance of our collections to the UK creative and knowledge economy. Expand the V&A's international reach, reputation and impact. To operate with financial and organisational initiative and efficiency. Showcase the best of digital design and deliver an outstanding digital experience. Diversify and increase private and commercial funding sources.
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. We also have an Employee Assistance Programme and staff diversity networks.
