Curator: MasterPlan

The British Museum; London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent cultural institution in London is seeking a project leader to drive the delivery of major renovation projects. The role involves curating exhibitions, engaging communities, and collaborating with diverse stakeholders. Candidates should have proven experience in exhibition curation and strong public engagement skills. This is an on-site position with flexible working options.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• Experience curating temporary exhibitions or gallery refurbishment.
• Experience engaging with the public through digital media or public programs.
• Experience in co-creation with stakeholders for display projects.

Responsibilities

• Play a key role in delivery of the Western Range project.
• Collaborate with curatorial departments on research and content development.
• Develop and evaluate models for stakeholder engagement.

Skills

Curating temporary exhibitions

Engaging public through digital media

People and projects management

Communication and interpersonal skills

Job description

The successful postholder will contribute to the delivery of the current phase of the Museum's Masterplan, which involves the redevelopment of the Western Range. This is the biggest renovation project in the Museum's history - rebuilding and restoring this patchwork of buildings to make them suitable for the 21st century. The Western Range includes all the galleries to the west of the Great Court, housing some of our most significant objects from the ancient Mediterranean, ancient Egypt, and the ancient Middle East. Alongside architectural transformation, the project has ambitious plans for redisplaying the collection. The Masterplan curatorial team in Public Engagement work closely with colleagues from across the Museum, acting as facilitators and strategic leads in shaping innovative content for future galleries.

Overview

Ambitions for the Museum's future public offer include collaborating with local, national and global partners to foreground different voices, showcase cutting edge research and tell unexpected stories; creating spaces where the past speaks to the present, engaging visitors with the collection in ways that spark curiosity and conversation; and creating inclusive and open displays, inviting visitors to make connections across time and place.

Responsibilities

• To play a key role in the delivery of the Western Range and wider Masterplan projects, as part of a central project team.
• To work with colleagues across the Museum, including curatorial departments, on research and curatorial content development to support future permanent galleries and interim displays. This would include contributing to research plans and proposals, collections development (including acquisition proposals), and relevant publications.
• To be part of cross-Museum project teams that develop and deliver interim displays and pilot projects that ensure a strong public offer during Masterplan works, and that develop and test different approaches to curation, display, and interpretation.
• To work with colleagues across the Museum to develop and evaluate sustainable and effective models for collaborating with and engaging stakeholders and communities in the development of content for future galleries.
• To collaborate and coordinate relations with relevant institutions, groups and individuals, locally, nationally and internationally, to support the development and delivery of content for Masterplan projects, and to develop or ensure good relations with relevant stakeholders.
• To support fundraising and stakeholder management, and advocate for the Museum as required.
• To have a good understanding of museums and relevant best practice and share this with colleagues.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and experience

• Experience of curating a temporary exhibition or gallery refurbishment.
• Demonstrable experience of engaging with the public through digital media, public programmes, or broadcast projects to spotlight various collections.
• Co-curation, co-creation and/or other methods of collaboration with academic and non-academic stakeholders in the delivery of display projects or public programmes.
• Experience of people and projects management with good communication and interpersonal skills and outstanding attention to detail.
• Ability to present in public in an engaging manner.

Rights to work and sponsorship

We have a legal responsibility to ensure that employees have the right to work in the UK. If you currently do not hold the right to work in the UK, we can only sponsor a limited number of roles that meet eligibility criteria. To offer a sponsorship, the job role you apply needs to be in the list of eligible occupations: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/skilled-worker-visa-eligible-occupations. Additionally (with some limited exceptions), the role will need to meet the new minimum salary threshold of £41,700 or the going rate for the job, whichever is the highest. You can find more information here: https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/your-job

Equality, diversity and flexible working

The British Museum is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We aim to create a working environment in which all individuals can make best use of their skills, free from unlawful discrimination or harassment. We value the benefits that a diverse workforce brings to a museum which represents world culture. The Museum is committed to ensuring that no job applicant suffers unlawful discrimination because of any protected characteristics. Our recruitment procedures aim to ensure that individuals are treated because of their relevant knowledge, skills, and experience. We specifically encourage applications from candidates from ethnic minority groups who are underrepresented within our senior roles. We offer a flexible way of working scheme that allows our employees to work remotely in a way that suits them and the organisation. We welcome questions and conversations at interview stage about how flexible working could work for you. We would typically see this role as working on site about three to four days a week. The Museum also adheres to the HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) for pre-employment screening of Civil Servants.

Contact

Museum Website: https://bmrecruit.ciphr-irecruit.com//templates/CIPHR/jobdetail_8251.aspx