Curatorial Assistant for Project and Exhibition Implementation
Institution: Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany
Deadline: 22 June 2025
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Hamburger Kunsthalle seeks a curatorial assistant (m/w/d) for project and exhibition implementation on a full-time fixed-term contract, covering parental leave until 20 September 2026.
Position Details
- Contract type: Fixed-term, full-time (39 hours/week)
- Salary: According to TV-AVH pay scale, Entgeltgruppe 9b
- Start: As soon as possible
Responsibilities
- Organize, coordinate, and support special projects and new productions in close collaboration with artists, lenders, curators, and technical teams
- Digital and analog documentation of collection objects, loans, and loan requests
- Administrative assistance to collection managers, curators, and researchers
- Research, order, and check materials needed for production and implementation of artworks
- Temporary representation of staff in the collection secretariat
Requirements
- Completed university degree (BA) in art or cultural studies or equivalent qualification
- Relevant experience in exhibition organization and art production
- Good knowledge of exhibition production workflows
- Background knowledge in image, copyright, and reproduction rights
- Experience with MuseumPlus database and MS Office
- High level of teamwork, reliability, and autonomy
- Good German and English skills
