Vehicle Curator

2M Employment Solutions Limited; Wareham; On-site; GBP 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading museum organization in Wareham is looking for a Vehicle Curator to manage and preserve the core collection of vehicles. This hands-on role requires curatorial expertise and strong organizational skills. You'll be essential in making the collection accessible to the public and researchers, supporting exhibitions, and providing expert advice on vehicle management. The position offers a salary of £29,535 per annum.

Qualifications

• Curatorial expertise in vehicle preservation.
• Strong organizational skills for collection administration.
• Ability to provide advice on vehicle management.

Responsibilities

• Manage the museum's core vehicle collection.
• Preserve and administrate the core collection.
• Support exhibitions and respond to public inquiries.

Job description

Vehicle Curator
Salary £29,535 pa
Closing date: 22nd September

About our collection:

We are an Accredited nationally styled museum with a Designated collection of national importance.The Tank Museum's Archive is Accredited and a recognised place of deposit for the National Archive.The collection consists of three sub-collections: the Vehicles, the Object Collection and the Archive.The object collection consists of uniforms, art, weapons, radios, models, and other related objects.Our archive collection consists of documents, maps, technical drawings, photographs, film and related material.

There are currently over 350 vehicles in the Museum's collection, most of which are considered the core collection items (the museum pieces) and a running collection of circa 50 vehicles, which consists mostly of duplicate vehicles.Our vehicle collection is largely made up of tanks, but also includes reconnaissance vehicles, armoured personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles.This collection includes iconic vehicles like Little Willie, Tiger 131 and a combat veteran Challenger 1.

About the role:

The Vehicle Curator will manage the static collection of core vehicles and related large objects.They will be the lead person within the museum for all work on the core collection and will be responsible for the collection's preservation and all related administration.This post will not be responsible for the upkeep of the running collection; however, they will be expected to provide advice and support for the management of these vehicles.This is a varied and hands-on role that blends curatorial expertise with practical care of the Museum's vehicles and associated large objects.You'll help make these collections accessible to the public and researchers by supporting exhibitions, answering enquiries, while also playing a part in the Museum's wider research and outreach work.

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