Project Curator: Hawaiʻi Exhibition

Project Curator: Hawaiʻi Exhibition
Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Full-time, 41 hours per week (including one hour paid lunch break)
Fixed term (12 months)
£ 29,734 per annum
Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on Tuesday 26 November 2024

About the role:
To support the exhibition project team, assisting the Lead Curator in the development and delivery of a new temporary exhibition focused on Hawaiʻi associated programming and outputs (e.g. publication, digital resources).
The work will involve liaising with key internal stakeholders, including curatorial and technical staff across various curatorial departments, the Exhibitions department, Photography and Imaging, Collection Care, Interpretation, Communications and Marketing. You will also help liaise with various external stakeholders in the UK and abroad.

Key areas of responsibility:
• To work as a core member of the Project Team, assisting the Lead Curator and Project Manager as well as liaising with other key internal stakeholders including Conservation, Collection Care, Learning and Audience, Loans, Marketing, Communications, Advancement, Operations, BM Company.
• To liaise and support collaborative processes with all external stakeholders, community members, partners and contributors.
• To compile and manage a digital database with object list and images and provide regular object list updates to the Project Team.
• To track and monitor the movement of BM objects for the exhibition between departments (such as conservation and photography)
• To manage and file project documentation and correspondence. To obtain necessary input from collaborators and partners, as well as necessary information about loans (dimensions, special condition requirements, credit lines and copyright) through liaising with lenders and International and Departmental loans officers.
• To assist the Lead Curator with background research, community engagement, picture research and picture acquisition for the exhibition and publication, and to coordinate new photography and manage photographic orders.

About you:
• Degree in a relevant subject, especially in art history, anthropology or equivalent
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, and managing digital imagery.
• Excellent communication skills in spoken and written English.
• Museum or gallery experience; exhibition project experience; research experience or equivalent
• Excellent team player; creative and patient problem solver; Diplomatic, strong communication skills at all levels
About the British Museum:
Founded in 1753, the British Museum’s remarkable collection spans over two million years of human history and culture. The Museum is a leading visitor attraction, and its world-famous collection includes the Rosetta Stone, Egyptian mummies, the Sutton-Hoo finds, and the Lewis Chessmen. The Museum also holds an extensive collection of prints and drawings spanning 600 years, including works by the greatest graphic artists Dürer, Michelangelo and Rembrandt.

You can view a selection of our impressive collection of prints and drawings in our virtual gallery.

The Museum offers a competitive benefits package including:

• Generous annual leave allowance of 25 days (rising to 30 days after 10 years’ service) plus 2.5 privilege days and plus bank holidays.
• Membership of the civil service defined benefit pension scheme (find out here what benefits a civil service pension provides).
• Free entry to a wide range of museums and exhibitions
• Participation in private and public Museum activities, including talks by leading curators from around the world and behind-the-scenes opportunities to learn how museums care for and manage their extraordinary collections.
• Interest-free travel, bicycle, and rental deposit loans
• Professional and personal development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounts on food and gift shop purchases

Additional details:
For more information about this role, please see the job description.
If you have any additional needs that we should be aware of to support you with your application, please provide details to [email protected].
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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 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 4 days a week.

The Museum also adheres to the HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) for pre-employment screening of Civil Servants.

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