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Join the illustrious British Museum as an Assistant Collection Manager and work with world-renowned textile and costume collections
Overview
Salary £28144
Location British Museum Bloomsbury
Expires Expires at anytime
Organisation summary
Join the British Museum, a distinguished institution with a collection that spans over two million years of human history and culture. As one of the top visitor attractions, the British Museum houses world-famous collections including the Rosetta Stone, the Parthenon sculptures, and Egyptian mummies.
Role Summary
- Responsible for practical aspects of care and preservation of the museum's collection, with a focus on textiles and costumes.
- Prepare costume and textile objects for display in exhibitions and for international loans.
- Handle packing for loans, manage storage, and coordinate the movement of objects within the museum.
Role Requirements
- Familiarity with different methods of textile mounting and hand-sewing techniques.
- Appreciation for materials and objects, and ability to work effectively in a team.
- Demonstrated interest in the museum’s collections and previous experience in museum or gallery work is desirable.
- Good general education, IT skills, and familiarity with databases.
Benefits
Fabulous perks include generous annual leave, pension scheme membership, free entry to various museums, participation in private and public museum activities, and other incentives for professional and personal development. Plus, enjoy discounts on food and gifts.
The organisation - The British Museum Founded in 1753, the British Museum’s remarkable collection spans over two million years of human history and culture. The Museum is one of the leading visitor attractions and its world-famous collection includes the Rosetta Stone, the Parthenon sculptures, Egyptian mummies, the Admonitions Scroll, and the Amaravati sculptures.
The role - Assistant Collection Manager: Loans and Display (Textiles) Assistant Collection Managers in the Loans & Display team are responsible for all practical aspects of care and preservation of the British Museum collection. The primary focus of these two roles relates to the mounting and display of the British Museum’s extensive collection of world textiles and costumes. The post holder will work as part of a team, and their activities will mainly revolve around preparation of costume and textile objects for display in BM exhibitions as well as for loans to venues in the UK and internationally. This role will involve packing for loans, handling material in storage, and movement of objects around the building. This work may take place across all Museum sites.
Job requirements Familiarity with different methods of textile mounting, padded boards, soft 3-D mounts and working with costume mannequins (Desirable) Manual dexterity; practical experience of hand-sewing, use of sewing machines, hand tools and workshop equipment Understanding and appreciation of materials and objects Ability to work well as part of team; self-motivated and able to use initiative; good communicator Demonstrable interest in aspects of the Museum’s collections Museum or gallery work; object or art handling and installation, experience working with textiles in a museum setting (Desirable) IT skills and familiarity with databases Good general education including GCSEs or equivalent
Benefits Generous annual leave allowance of 25 days (rising to 30 days after 10 years’ service) plus 2.5 privilege days and plus bank holidays Membership of the civil service defined benefit pension scheme Free entry to a wide range of museums and exhibitions Participation in private and public Museum activities, including talks by leading curators from around the world and behind-the-scenes opportunities to learn how museums care for and manage their extraordinary collections Interest-free travel, bicycle and rental deposit loans Professional and personal development opportunities Employee Assistance Programme Discounts on food and gift shop purchases
