at the Design Museum
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37.5
Salary: up to £30,500 per annum, dependent on experience
Location: London
Deadline: April 19, 2022
Overview
The Design Museum’s temporary exhibitions programme is the central focus of its activities. The exhibitions include monographs and thematic exhibitions on every aspect of contemporary design and architecture.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a self-motivated Curator who is passionate and knowledgeable about design to join the Curatorial team. The successful candidate will be experienced when it comes to delivering exhibitions to a broad audience, brimming with realisable ideas for the future exhibition programme, and capable of harnessing their knowledge of design to research and deliver compelling exhibitions.
This role will suit an individual with exceptional knowledge of design history, connections within the design industry and experience researching and developing projects collaboratively.
Job scope
The role will involve taking responsibility for developing and delivering our upcoming exhibitions. It will also involve being an active member of the curatorial team. The curator will develop the exhibition content, generate a narrative, formulate an object list and work with the exhibitions team to deliver the exhibition according to a timeline. The role combines practical curatorial skills and the ability to build partnerships with the opportunity to take personal initiative and develop a curatorial voice.
The role may also include developing atrium or partnership displays, developing pre-existing exhibition ideas, and generating new exhibition concepts that fit with the museum’s curatorial vision. Those concepts may be presented to key stakeholders at the museum and upon approval, be developed in to a fully worked exhibition. This role reports to the Head of Curatorial and Interpretation and will have line management responsibilities for at least one assistant curator.
Job description
• Develop exhibition content building on a pre-existing draft object list and narrative.
• Sourcing objects/exhibits for the exhibition from other institutions and galleries as necessary.
• Lead on the curation of the exhibition including key exhibition components such as the narrative, interpretation plan, viable loans, object lists, captions and labels and sourcing objects.
• Write engaging exhibition text that aligns with the interpretation plan.
• Work with the Learning team to finalise the learning and public programmes toolkit relating to the exhibition.
• Undertake picture research and copyright clearance.
• Work with the Curatorial team, Head of Touring Exhibitions and Head of Marketing and Communications to improve existing marketing materials and develop new ones as required.
• Support the Head of Curatorial and Interpretation and/or Chief Curator with departmental duties relating to the Curatorial team.
*Credit: photo © Luc Boegly & Sergio Grazia, Design Museum London
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