Senior Curator of Photography

Deadline: October 26, 2015 (by 5pm)
Contract: 35 hours per week
Salary: £24,523.91 – £31,143.17 per annum

The Senior Curator will have specialist expertise in the field of British and European photography from its origins to the present. They will innovate through creative participatory programmes to develop and share this knowledge and engage a wide audience with photography.

The Senior Curator will drive a continued ‘overview’ approach to the Photography collections across Amgueddfa Cymru following the end of the ‘Natural Images’ project, providing colleagues with advice and promoting the use and understanding of these collections. S/he will contribute to the curation and development of the collections of photography and will undertake research in that subject area that support Amgueddfa Cymru Vision outcomes.

The person appointed will lead a participatory exhibition, events and learning programme in the Museum’s newly-designated Photography Gallery, online and through other channels, presenting photography as a creative and inspirational art form. S/he will devise programmes and events to engage the widest possible audience with Photography and innovate in widening access through this medium. S/he will build a strong professional reputation, and represent Photography within the museum and beyond.

Please visit the website for more details.