The British Museum is seeking
a Curator to provide maternity cover for the museum’s collections of objects from late medieval Europe, circa 1100-1500.
About You
We’re looking for someone educated to degree level in a relevant humanities subject, ideally with postgraduate experience. You’ll bring hands-on experience working with historical objects and a solid understanding of artefacts from the Late Medieval period.
Experience in cataloguing, display, publication, and public engagement, such as lectures, gallery talks, or media appearances, is highly desirable too!
Join us to help shape the future of an important department at the British Museum!
Key Areas of Responsibility
1. Support the care, conservation, and display of Late Medieval collections
2. Document and digitise collections to a high standard, including cataloguing and image management
3. Increase public access to collections through exhibitions, digital platforms, and public engagement
4. Provide expert advice on loans, Treasure Act finds, and funding applications
5. Collaborate with internal and external partners and respond to public enquiries
Benefits
6. Be a part of a world-renowned institution, where history, culture and innovation come together!
7. 25 days annual leave (rising to 30 after long service), plus 2.5 privilege days in addition to bank holidays
8. Generous civil service pension (find out more here)
9. Complimentary tickets to paid exhibitions
10. Free entry at paid national museums and galleries
11. Free and discounted entry to international cultural organisations
12. Interest-free loans for travel tickets, rental deposits, and bicycles
13. Discounts at local hotels, healthcare providers, restaurants, gyms, hairdressers, bicycle shops, entertainment venues, and more!
14. Employee Assistance Programme for mental health support
15. 1 hour paid lunch break
16. Subsidised staff canteen
17. Discounts on gift shop purchases
If you have any additional needs that we should be aware of to support you with your application, please provide details to bmrecruit@britishmuseum.org.
*Unfortunately, for this role we are unable to offer Sponsorship to applicants*
The Museum also adheres to the HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) for pre-employment screening of Civil Servants.