Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, located in Rotterdam, boasts a world-class collection that spans centuries and disciplines. It plays a significant role in a global network of top museums. The collection, housed in the innovative Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen since 2021, is fully accessible to the public. This setup allows an insight into how an art museum manages, restores, and maintains its collection. The museum’s strength as a knowledge institute shines through in the Boijmans Studies series, exhibitions, and educational projects. These continue despite the museum’s closure for renovation and modernisation. The focus during this transition is on enhancing methodology and public reach. Engagement with visitors, collectors, media, and colleagues is key. The museum celebrates art, highlighting artists and designers and their contexts.
Position Overview
Part-time (32 hours per week) · Rotterdam
Profile:
Seeking an individual with an art history degree and at least five years of curatorial experience. The role involves advising on acquisitions, loans, and restorations, conducting scholarly research, publishing findings, conceptualizing exhibitions and events, and enhancing knowledge about the collection. The curator should have a broad perspective on various disciplines and contribute to programs at Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen and Zuid. The role includes maintaining contacts with artists and collectors and is committed to public accessibility.
Job Description:
- Develop research presentations at Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen.
- Work on editions of Le Miroir Vivant.
- Contribute to collection displays and exhibitions post-reopening.
- Participate in the program at Zuid. Boijmans.
- Develop traveling exhibitions domestically and internationally.
- Perform scholarly research and contribute to exhibitions and publications.
- Advise on acquisitions, restorations, loans, and publications.
- Engage with audiences, lenders, collectors, and artists.
- Formulate new strategies and partnerships with other art institutions.
Qualifications:
- Generalist with a focus on international contemporary art.
- Demonstrable international network.
- Energetic, goal-oriented, with high professional standards.
- Minimum five years of relevant experience.
- Team player, informed about international art and societal developments.
- Published works and public speaking experience.
- Experience with digital collections database software, preferably TMS.
- Fluent in Dutch and English. Other languages are a plus.
- Preference for candidates residing in Rotterdam.
Offer:
A challenging role in a dynamic museum undergoing renewal. Salary aligns with the museum’s collective bargaining agreement: min €4170 – max €5768. The museum is committed to diversity and inclusion in its workforce.
Application:
Deadline: 7 January 2024. Apply at http://vacature.boijmans.nl.
Interviews: 18 and 19 January.
More Information:
Contact Ina Klaassen (Director) at klaassen@boijmans.nl or Sandra Kisters (Director of Collections & Research) at kisters@boijmans.nl.
