Curator of African Collections

1 month ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom Nationalmuseums Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Curator to join our team at the Nationalmuseums. The successful candidate will be responsible for the curation of our Africa collections, with a particular focus on East Africa.

Key Responsibilities
  1. Collection Management: To make the Africa collection publicly accessible via publication, digital, display, and broadcast.
  2. Research and Documentation: To lead on research and enhancing documentation on key areas of the East Africa collection and the collection more widely (objects and photographs).
  3. Visitor Engagement: To manage visitors to the collection and enquiries from the public in person, in writing, by telephone and via e-mail.
  4. Collection Displays: To contribute to work on collection displays across the Museum, both in the Africa galleries and more widely.
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.

What We Offer
  1. Generous Annual Leave: 25 days (rising to 30 days after 10 years' service) plus 2.5 privilege days and bank holidays.
  2. Pension Scheme: Membership of the civil service defined benefit pension scheme.
  3. Professional Development: Participation in private and public Museum activities, interest-free travel, bicycle, and rental deposit loans, and employee assistance programme.
  4. Flexible Working: A flexible way of working scheme that allows our employees to work remotely in a way that suits them and the organisation.


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