Overview
Responsible to: Collections Manager
Hours of work: 37 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Place of work: The Bowes Museum
This role plays a key part in caring for and sharing The Bowes Museum’s internationally recognised collection of fine art, textiles and European decorative arts.
You will support the day-to-day management of the collection, with a focus on digital records, documentation and administration, alongside preventive conservation through environmental monitoring and pest management. Your work will help ensure the collection is well cared for, accessible and ready to be used in exhibitions, research and public programmes.
Working collaboratively with staff, volunteers, partners and communities, you will contribute to developing and delivering engaging programmes. You will also help maintain and improve collections records, systems and loan processes, supporting research and strengthening relationships with sector colleagues, academics and local communities.
Alongside this, you will contribute to key projects that enhance how we manage, understand and care for the collection, including developing our collections database, supporting object rationalisation and improving how loans are managed.
Responsibilities
* Support the day-to-day management of the collection with a focus on digital records, documentation and administration.
* Contribute to preventive conservation through environmental monitoring and pest management.
* Help ensure the collection is well cared for, accessible and ready to be used in exhibitions, research and public programmes.
* Collaborate with staff, volunteers, partners and communities to develop and deliver engaging programmes.
* Maintain and improve collections records, systems and loan processes; support research and strengthen relationships with sector colleagues, academics and local communities.
* Contribute to projects that enhance collection management, understanding and care, including developing the collections database, object rationalisation and improving loan management.
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