Assistant Curator at Kunstverein in Hamburg in Hamburg, Germany
Note: This call has been translated from German. Proficiency in German is likely essential; please contact the employer if unsure.
Institution: Kunstverein in Hamburg
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Contract: Full-time (39 hours/week), fixed-term for 3 years
Start Date: 1 August 2026 (later start possible by arrangement)
Application Deadline: 21 June 2026
Interviews: 29–30 June 2026
Since 1817, the Kunstverein in Hamburg has been dedicated to presenting and mediating emerging artistic positions of its time and serves as a platform for constructive engagement with new directions in art. As a site of artistic production, exhibition-making, art mediation and critical discourse, the institution is committed to artists who offer new perspectives on social realities. These artists take on the task of guiding us beyond what is familiar, perhaps even toward alternative ways of living together, while developing a language capable of overcoming economic and political differences.
The Kunstverein in Hamburg presents an average of six changing exhibitions per year alongside a diverse programme of public and evening events.
To strengthen its team, the Kunstverein in Hamburg is seeking a full-time Assistant Curator (m/f/d) with excellent written and spoken German skills from 1 August 2026 (a later start date is possible by arrangement).
Responsibilities include:
- Drafting and reviewing contracts (loan agreements, exhibition contracts)
- Supporting exhibition installation and deinstallation
- Managing transport and customs matters
- Preparing project funding applications
- Handling exhibition insurance and damage claims
- Maintaining regular contact with artists, supporters, members and local communities
- Creating and maintaining budgets, timelines and production schedules
- Research and writing within the exhibition context
- Responsibility for the realisation of exhibitions and projects in collaboration with the Director
- Developing the annual membership programme
- Conceiving exhibition public programmes
- Overseeing publications
- Conducting regular exhibition tours
- Coordinating the annual editions exhibition
The Kunstverein offers:
- A motivated and international team that will warmly welcome you
- A full-time position (39 hours/week), initially fixed-term for three years
- 30 days of annual leave
- Christmas bonus and public transport ticket
Interested applicants should send their complete application documents, combined into a single PDF and including the earliest possible start date, by Sunday, 21 June 2026.
