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Contribute to realising V&A East's vision as an Assistant Curator at V&A, the world's leading museum of art and design
Overview
Salary
£28520 - £32952
Location
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Stratford, London
Expires
Expires at anytime
Organisation summary
The V&A museum, renowned as the world's leading museum of art and design, preserves a fascinating collection of over 2.8 million objects, books, and archives. The institution champions promoting knowledge and enjoyment of the designed world to a global audience.
Role Summary
- Joining a small, ambitious curatorial team to build V&A East’s vision.
- Reimagining a radical and equitable approach to providing access to our national collections.
- Contributing creative ideas for audience engagement and community outreach.
- Supporting the creation of new work across various programme streams, commissions, and residencies.
Role Requirements
- Applicants ideally should be residents of, or have significant lived experience in the surrounding boroughs (Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest).
- A keen interest in contemporary artistic, design, and performance practice.
Application Process Details
The process involves submission of an application addressing key job requirements followed by an interview.
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. 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: We're looking for a dynamic, creative and reliable Assistant Curator to help make V&A East’s vision a reality. The Assistant Curator will join our small but ambitious curatorial team where we are reimagining what radical and equitable access to our national collections looks like. They will play a key role in ensuring that we continue to push the boundaries of curatorial practice, finding new and exciting ways to engage our target audiences and open-up our vast collections to our local community. With a keen interest in contemporary artistic, design and performance practice, we are seeking an individual who will work to make V&A East a world-renowned centre for the creation of new work across our various programme streams, commissions and residencies.
Job Requirements: We are looking for applications from those living in, or with significant lived experience of, our surrounding boroughs (Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest) to help build V&A East for and by the local communities.
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.
