The Curatorial Department plays a central role in the study, care and display of the National Gallery’s collection in the organisation of exhibitions and in helping the widest possible public understand and enjoy the paintings.

The curatorial specialists are divided into three groups: the Renaissance curators, the curators for paintings 1600-1800 and the curators for paintings post-1800. At the most senior curatorial level the responsibilities for the collection are divided as follows: curator of Early Netherlandish, German and British paintings (Director of Public Engagement); curator of Italian painting before 1500 (Acting Head of Curatorial Department); curator of Italian paintings 1500-1600; curator of Italian and Spanish paintings 1600-1800; curator of Dutch and Flemish paintings 1600-1800; curator of French paintings 1600-1800; curator of post-1800 paintings.

The senior specialists are supported by Assistant Curators; in addition there are Curatorial Assistants undertaking 22 month traineeships. The department also includes two Research Curators, a Special Projects Curator who runs the Associate Artist programme, a Research Fellow in Art and Religion- and a Collection Information Manager.

The curatorial offices are in the Wilkins Building, the main National Gallery building. The National Gallery Research Centre is immediately adjacent, and the studios and laboratories of the Gallery’s conservators and scientists are nearby, as are the offices of the Exhibitions and Registrars departments.

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