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Exhibition & Interpretation Office Job Opportunity – American Museum & Gardens

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the small but committed curatorial team at the American Museum & Gardens. The curatorial team are responsible for looking after the Museum collection of 12,882 artefacts as well as the overseeing the permanent galleries and special exhibitions programme. As a core member of the American Museum’s curatorial team, your role as Exhibition & Interpretation Officer is key in helping the Museum reach new audiences and grow visitor numbers through our exhibition programme.

Your primary role will be to support the sourcing, project management, development, and delivery of the American Museum & Garden’s special exhibition programme. Guided by the Chief Curator and Collections & Public Engagement Director and working on several projects concurrently, you will take the lead in securing special exhibitions tor display in our temporary exhibition gallery. These will be a mix of object and non-object exhibitions created in-house, sometimes working with guest curators, as well as external turnkey exhibitions from international tour providers.

Find the full job description here.

To apply, please send a CV and covering letter outlining how you meet requirements of the role, together with a completed Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form to Kate Hebert, katherine.hebert@americanmuseum.org or by post to the American Museum & Gardens, Claverton Manor, Bath BA2 7BD. Closing date for applications: 28th May, 12noon.