About the Royal Academy of Arts
The Royal Academy of Arts is one of the UK’s foremost arts institutions and our vision is to be a clear, strong voice for art and artists. It is a particularly exciting time in our history. We have embarked upon a series of major investments that have transformed our physical and digital infrastructure and our public offer, as we celebrated our 250th anniversary last year.
This ambitious ‘Masterplan’ by David Chipperfield RA has redeveloped our 2.5-acre campus in Mayfair, uniting our two buildings and providing refurbished galleries for the display of art and architecture, a state-of-the-art auditorium, a new learning centre and a dedicated Collections gallery in Burlington Gardens, and enabling greater public visibility of the art school at the heart of the Academy. These works have also facilitated the introduction of additional retail space across the Royal Academy.
About this role
With the increasing activities of the Collections team, we need a Curatorial Assistant to support the curatorial activities of the Department across a range of areas. From researching provenance details and to compiling catalogue entries and generating web content, you will provide a high standard of administrative and curatorial support. You will assist with displays from the Collections, and be involved with the administration of acquisitions and co-ordinating visitors and scholars.
About you
We’re looking for a diligent, organised and self-motivated individual. You must have a passion for the history of British Art, and be willing to take on a range of tasks. Strong research and communication skills are essential, ideally gained working with collections, libraries and/or archives. You will have outstanding attention to detail, and a degree in History of Art or equivalent. You will have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to build networks both internally and externally. Experience of documentation, cataloguing and research would be advantageous.
This role will require you to be adaptable and willing to take on a range of tasks, as well as occasional out of hours working, for example, to supervise installations of collections.
Closing date for applications: Monday 4th February 2019 (midnight)
Interviews to be held week commencing: 18th February
