Curator of Northumberland’s Stories – Museums Northumberland

Museums Northumberland supports a range of projects that bring collections closer to people.

We are recruiting for new colleagues to help us ‘Share Northumberland’s Stories to engage, enrich and inspire’ and support community coproduction, climate activism, learning and inspiration across our museums and beyond.

Purpose of the Job

As part of the Curatorial Team, you will play a key role in Museums Northumberland’s mission to ‘Share Northumberland’s stories, to engage, enrich and inspire’.

• To provide the highest standard of intellectual and physical access to the collections.
• To work with Northumberland communities to develop the museum collections.
• To support MN’s family friendly and visitor-focused engagement and programming.
• To assist the Keeper of Collections in managing Museums Northumberland’s collections, ensuring appropriate standards of collections care and management, documentation, acquisition, rationalisation, and storage.
• To represent Museums Northumberland internally and externally, building and maintaining MN’s reputation with collectors, partners, stakeholders, and professionals.

This is a permanent role with a probationary period of six months. Flexible, and remote working supported.

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How to apply

A CV, covering letter and completed criminal record declaration form should be submitted to [email protected] or posted to Woodhorn Museum.

For further information the job description, person specification, and criminal declaration form can be downloaded here.
If you would like to discuss the opportunity, please contact [email protected] to arrange.

Closing date – 3 September 2023 with interviews held week commencing 18 and 25 September 2023.