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Join the V&A as an Assistant Curator and immerse yourself in art and design while fostering public appreciation for the Ceramics and Glass collection.
Overview
Salary
£27528 - £31854
Location
Cromwell Road, London
Expires
Expires at anytime
The V&A, a global leader in art and design, invites you to contribute to the world's cultural heritage as an Assistant Curator for Ceramics and Glass. With an expansive collection that includes over 2.8 million objects covering 5,000 years of human creativity, the museum is committed to advancing knowledge and appreciation of the designed world. The V&A is not only a treasure trove for scholars but also a source of inspiration for visitors from around the globe, striving to be the foremost museum of art, design, and performance.
- Provide curatorial support for the Ceramics and Glass collection.
- Engage in the care, documentation, and research of the collection.
- Develop presentations and interpretations for diverse audiences.
- Contribute to the museum's broader policy, projects, and public programmes.
- Support fundraising and income generation initiatives.
- Participate in the museum's scholarly community and departmental activities.
- A fixed one-year full-time contract covering maternity leave.
- Significant experience in museum curation or a related field.
- Knowledge of ceramics and glass preferred.
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
- Capacity to manage projects and contribute to departmental goals.
In addition to professional development opportunities, the V&A offers an array of benefits, including a generous pension scheme, flexible working hours, free exhibition tickets, discounts in V&A shops, and more. You'll be part of a diverse team that values employee well-being and growth.
The Role We are seeking to appoint an Assistant Curator, Ceramics and Glass (maternity cover), to join the Department of Decorative Art and Sculpture. The job will be a full time with a fixed one-year contract. This is one of seven Assistant Curator posts within the Department. The main purpose of the job is to provide curatorial support in the development, care, documentation and research, presentation, and interpretation of a part of the V&A’s collection, in this case the Ceramics and Glass collection.
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 Decorative Art and Sculpture 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.
Assistant Curators also play a role in their relevant department and will be part of the community supporting the Museum’s scholarship in the Decorative Art and Sculpture Department. In short, this is a wide-ranging role in which the postholder will be able to develop their skills in all aspects of museum curation.
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
