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Unleash your passion for art as a curator at the V&A, the world’s leading museum of art and design
Overview
Salary £27528 - £31854
Location Cromwell Road, London
Expires Expires at anytime
Organisation summary
The V&A is the world’s leading museum of art and design, housing over 2.8 million objects, books and archives that span over 5,000 years of human creativity. It holds the UK's national collections and resources for the study of various fields, including fashion, architecture, book arts, and theatre.
Role Summary
- Career development opportunity within the Furniture and Woodwork curatorial team.
- Assume responsibility for over 15,000 objects, spanning six centuries of production, including furniture, interiors, and post-1900 product design.
- Grow your specialist knowledge in furniture studies while being supported and mentored by the curatorial team.
Role Requirements
- A keen passion for art and design, particularly relating to furniture and woodwork.
- Able to bring a fresh perspective and contribute valuable knowledge to the curatorial team.
Application Process Details
- Generous benefit scheme, including pension, 29 days vacation, flexible working, access to exhibitions, and a range of discounted services.
The Role This is an exciting career development opportunity to work as part of the Furniture and Woodwork curatorial team, which sits in the Collections Division of the V&A, in the Department of Performance, Furniture, Textiles and Fashion. Curators of Furniture and Woodwork have responsibility for over 15,000 objects, spanning six centuries of production, including furniture and interiors, and post 1900 product design. This post has been designed as a career development opportunity, to encourage growth of specialist knowledge in furniture studies while supported and mentored by the Furniture and Woodwork curatorial team.
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.
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
