Exhibition Curator
£32,825 per annum
Full time/37 hours per week
Fixed term contract for 12 months
About the role
As Exhibition Curator you will be a passionate advocate for exhibitions, interpretation and audience access to museum collections, particularly visual art. You will work together with colleagues from across the organisation to develop and deliver exhibitions and displays including the forthcoming Pioneers: John Ruskin, William Morris and the Bauhaus.
About Us
Sheffield Museums Trust is the independent charity that runs six of the city’s leading museums and heritage sites; Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet, Graves Gallery, Kelham Island Museum, Millennium Gallery, Shepherd Wheel and Weston Park Museum.
We believe that the museums and collections we care for belong to everyone and we know that connecting with them can make people’s lives better. Our vision is to develop ambitious, resilient, collaborative museums that represent, celebrate and inspire the people of Sheffield.
We want to make the city’s museums welcoming, outward-looking and connected to the communities around them. We know that people encounter many barriers that make connecting with their museums and collections difficult. We are committed to working collaboratively to make long-lasting changes so more people can use the museums to learn and reflect, and to find joy and inspiration.
Sheffield Museums is committed to becoming an anti-racist organisation and embedding equity, diversity and inclusion across all aspects of the organisation from the collections and programming to policies, procedures and workforce development.
As a valued member of the team, you’ll get 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata if part time), life insurance and wellbeing support through our employee assistance programme. We also promote a flexible working culture.
About You
The successful candidate will have:
demonstrable experience of creating, planning, administering and delivering exhibitions for wide ranging audiences
demonstrable experience of creating layered interpretation that can support audiences to enhance their knowledge of visual art
demonstrable experience of transport, insurance and installation requirements for artworks
demonstrable experience of team working to deliver efficient and effective projects
demonstrable experience of evaluating exhibitions and their impact
knowledge of current trends in visual art curatorial practice and decolonisation
excellent verbal and written communication skills
Application Details
The closing date for this post is 9 July 2023 at 5pm. All applications should be submitted using our Networx Recruitment system. Please note we do not accept CVs.
Interviews for this role will be held on 18 July 2023.
For an informal discussion about the role, please email Alison Morton, Head of Exhibitions,