Deadline: July 12, 2015

Curator (Collections Management)

The V&A is the world’s leading museum of art and design. We enrich people’s lives by promoting the practice of design and increasing knowledge, understanding and enjoyment of the designed world.

The Asian Department at the V&A is looking for a dynamic, well-organised curator to be responsible for the management of the Asian collections with regard to their display, storage, documentation and loan. You will ensure that the collections are maintained in a safe and secure environment and available for public viewing, administer the department’s loans programme; maintain and develop documentation on the collection; and act as the department’s Business Continuity co-ordinator.

You should have a degree or post-graduate qualification in a relevant field and experience of working in a museum. In addition you will have, or be willing to develop, an active curatorial and scholarly interest in an aspect of the Asian collections, ideally textiles of a particular region, and the ability to communicate knowledge to a wide audience.

To apply please visit: http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/jobs/apply/