The Vacancy
We are currently seeking an Assistant Curator to join our Collections team. This role will support the curators and wider team in the information gathering, organisation, development, presentation, and delivery of collections displays, care, research, and related collections activities. Improve and share knowledge about the collection, especially by cataloguing, publishing information online and leading collection tours.
About You
We’re looking for a diligent, organised, and self-motivated individual. You must have a passion for the history of British Art and be willing to take on a range of tasks. We are looking with someone with a substantial experience working in museums and/or galleries, preferably in a comparable role. Strong research and communication skills are essential, ideally gained working with collections. You will have outstanding attention to detail, and a degree in History of Art or equivalent knowledge. You will have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to build networks both internally and externally.
This role will require you to be adaptable and willing to take on a range of tasks, as well as occasional out of hours working.
Please note, interviews have been pencilled in for w/c 31st July 2023.
The Company
The RA dates way back to 1768 when a group of artists and architects persuaded King George lll to help them to ‘establish a society for promoting the Art of Design’. The original academy, in Pall Mall, was less than 10 meters long. Since then, there have been many changes, though the RA’s core purpose of bringing art and design to a broad audience and championing art and artists still holds true.
Today we are a contemporary art organisation hosting internationally acclaimed exhibitions and through investment in employee training and development, with courses such as Unconscious Bias, LGBTQ+ Awareness, Bystander, and Mental Health First Aid training, we are striving to foster a safe space for everyone through positive action. We also have Employee Network Groups, Ways In Groups, and an Employee Council so every employee has a voice and a way to feel heard by colleagues through the CEO.
The RA is truly a unique place, both as an attraction to our visitors, but also as a workplace. Our people are at the heart of all we do, and we support a broad and inspiring mix of departments; from exhibitions, curators, art handlers, researchers, publishers, and digital to schools and education, visitor welcome, fundraisers, and corporate support.
