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Join the world’s leading museum of art and design, the V&A, as a Digital Art Curator and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of digital art.
Overview
Salary
£35561 - £41488
Location
Cromwell Road, London
Expires
Expires at anytime
The V&A, recognized as the world's leading museum of art, design, and performance, boasts a trove of over 2.8 million objects spanning 5,000 years of human ingenuity. It's an exciting time to join, with the opportunity to be involved in the development and display of one of the world's most significant collections of computer-generated and digital art.
Role Summary:
- Joint responsibility for the development, care, documentation, research, presentation, and interpretation of the V&A’s digital art collection.
- Promoting the field of digital art, both nationally and internationally.
Role Requirements:
- Possess a strong understanding and passion for digital art.
- Capable of representing the V&A in the international field of art and design.
Benefits:
- Flexible working and generous pension scheme.
- 29 days of holiday, plus bank holidays.
- Tickets to V&A exhibitions, subsidised staff canteen, and a 25% discount in V&A shops.
- 'Give as you earn' scheme, bike loans, free safety checks for your bike, and more.
- A wide selection of professional development opportunities.
The Role We are looking for a Digital Art Curator to join the Art, Architecture, Photography and Design Department. The postholder will share responsibility for the development, care, documentation, research, presentation, and interpretation of the V&A’s digital art collection alongside a fellow part time curator. The museum holds one of the world’s largest and most important collections of computer-generated and digital art and the postholder will be expected to represent the V&A and play an active role in the field of digital art, its scholarship and collecting, nationally and internationally.
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
