Outreach and Education Curator: Concept, Strategy, and Implementation of the Brücke Museum’s Outreach
Application deadline: Not specified
Pay grade: 13
Full-time
Fixed-term until: Permanent
The Brücke-Museum is dedicated to the Expressionist artists’ group Brücke. It holds one of the largest collections of Brücke art and is the only art museum worldwide with this focus. As a museum initiated by artists, it seeks dialogue with contemporary artists. The Brücke-Museum develops current and critical perspectives on the collection through a socially relevant exhibition and education program, as well as through collaborations with other museums, research institutions, educational and social organizations.
At the Brücke-Museum, Bussardsteig 9, 14195 Berlin, starting immediately, permanent, for the following area of responsibility:
Concept, strategy, and implementation of the museum’s outreach / educational work (m/f/d)
Part-time employment is generally possible, taking official requirements into account.
Your responsibilities:
- Concept, strategy, and implementation of the museum’s outreach / educational work;
- collaborations with educational and social institutions as well as cultural actors, the local neighborhood, networking, societal issues and discourses;
- conception, planning, and implementation of accompanying programs for respective exhibitions as well as educational programs;
- further training and supervision of freelance art educators;
- (partial) editing and proofreading as well as advising on visitor/exhibition texts;
- advising on exhibitions regarding topics such as accessibility, visitor orientation, diversity, inclusion;
- building and expanding networks with universities, schools, neighborhood initiatives, children’s and youth facilities;
- conceiving exhibition- and collection-related programs and events as well as tools for participatory exploration of exhibition themes (e.g., hands-on stations, card sets);
- communication of programs in close consultation with the Communications and Social Media department;
- close collaboration with the Exhibitions, Collection, and Communications departments.
Notable special tasks: Training and supervision of a scientific outreach volunteer.
Your profile:
Formal requirements:
Completed academic university degree (Diploma, Master) with a focus on art history, art education, cultural studies, or equivalent, or equivalent knowledge and skills.
Subject-specific competencies:
- Knowledge of discourses and practices in the fields of outreach, education, and mediation, as well as practical experience in the education/mediation field with diverse target groups and formats (interactive and participatory methods, media/digital offerings)
- Knowledge and experience in linguistic mediation (interpretation area) as well as critical perspectives on discrimination and special forms and methods of communication
- Knowledge of networking in the fields of outreach, education, community, inclusion
Detailed information on subject-specific and non-subject-specific competencies can be found in the attached job profile, which you can download using the “further information” button. Please save the job profile, as it will no longer be accessible after the deadline.
More information on the application process via the link below.
Note: This call has been translated from German. German language proficiency is likely required for this position, please contact the employer if unsure.
Image credits: Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Public Domain