Curator, South-east Asia

7 months ago


South Kensington, United Kingdom Victoria and Albert Museum Full time

The V&A is the world’s leading museum of art, design and performance. The V&A’s Collections Division comprises six curatorial, research, and collections care and access teams. The curatorial departments are Asia; Art, Architecture, Photography and Design; Decorative Arts and Sculpture; and Performance, Furniture, Textiles and Fashion. The staff in these teams are at the heart of the founding purpose of the museum: to care for, research and develop the collections, to exhibit them to the public, to make them available for study and research, and to broaden access to the collections.

The Asia Department curates the V&A’s outstanding collections from South and South-East Asia, East Asia, and the Middle East. These include important holdings from Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia.

The post-holder will take responsibility for the development, care, documentation, research, presentation, and interpretation of the South-East Asian holdings of the Asia Department. They will contribute to curatorial work across the Asia Department, including the maintenance and development of the South-East Asian gallery and The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Galleries of Buddhist Art. The department maintains strong national and international links, and the post-holder will participate in the development of curatorial, educational and research partnerships with national and international institutions. The post-holder will also be expected to make a positive contribution to the life of the wider museum, including active participation in relevant gallery, exhibition and learning projects, through the exercise of curatorial and communication skills, and through research, publication and contributions to online resources. S/he will also support fundraising initiatives and income generation.

**Closing date: 1 October at 23:59**

**Interviews will be held on 16 October



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