Art Historian
3 days ago
Halcyon, a leading art organization with over 40 years of experience, is seeking highly skilled Art Historians to join our team. Our annual modern art programme includes large-scale public installations and museum-scale exhibitions in the UK and worldwide.
We offer a competitive salary of £65,000 per annum.
The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of art history and proven research skills. Key responsibilities include:
- In-depth research of artworks, including provenance, attributions, and bibliography
- Cataloguing, documenting, and updating our database accordingly
- Writing entries based on specialist research, including provenance, bibliography compilation, and illustration lists
- Working on loan requests and publication projects
- Proof reading and fact checking
- Archival research
- Providing administrative support to senior staff
About the Role
The successful candidate will have:
- Bachelor's and Master's degrees in History of Art (essential)
- At least 2 years of experience working in the art industry
- Proven expertise in researching artworks, clients, sourcing, and performing provenance checks
- Excellent writing skills, with experience of writing for web a plus
- Confident and able to work well under pressure, meeting deadlines
- Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
- Affable and polished individual
- Fluent in written and spoken English, with any additional languages highly desirable
- Highly motivated and detail-oriented person
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