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Provenance Research Curator, supported by The Polonsky Foundation

Salary £39,410 - £45,979
Location Cromwell Road, London
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This is a Fixed Term Contract, Full Time vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.

The Role

We are seeking to appoint a Provenance Research Curator to join the V&A Research Institute, National Art Library and Archives team. The postholder will take responsibility for the leadership and coordination of provenance research across the V&A. They will carry out their own provenance research projects, advise and guide V&A staff in provenance research and documentation, and support staff in prioritising research on the most critical parts of the collection. They may organise or contribute to events, support and supervise postgraduate students, and represent the V&A with external bodies and stakeholders.

The postholder will build on provenance research undertaken since 2017 on the Gilbert Collection (supported by The Gilbert Trust for the Arts) and across the V&A’s collections since 2021, supported by The Polonsky Foundation. They will coordinate ongoing provenance research initiatives and continue to develop the V&A's role as a national hub for provenance research relating to art and design collections. During this next phase, the postholder will work with closely with the collections and staff of the National Art Library and Archives as well as with the V&A’s object collections.

Supported by The Polonsky Foundation, this is a 12 month post in the first instance, while we develop long-term plans to continue our work in provenance research.

Interviews are likely to take place on Wednesday 2 October.

The V&A

The V&A is the world’s leading museum of art and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.8 million objects, books and archives that span over 5,000 years of human creativity. The museum holds many of the UK's national collections and houses some of the greatest resources for the study of architecture, furniture, fashion, textiles, photography, sculpture, painting, jewellery, glass, ceramics, book arts, Asian art and design, theatre and performance.  

Our mission is to be recognised as the world's leading museum of art, design and performance, and to enrich people's lives by promoting research, knowledge and enjoyment of the designed world to the widest possible audience. We strive to make the V&A matter to more people and in that context we work to the following six strategic objectives:

  • To create a world class visitor and learning experience across all V&A sites and collections.
  • Focus and deepen the relevance of our collections to the UK creative and knowledge economy.
  • Expand the V&A's international reach, reputation and impact.
  • To operate with financial and organisational initiative and efficiency.
  • Showcase the best of digital design and deliver an outstanding digital experience.
  • Diversify and increase private and commercial funding sources.

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Benefits

Generous pension scheme

29 days plus bank holidays

Flexible working​

Tickets to V&A exhibitions

Subsidised staff canteen

25% discount in V&A shops

Give as you earn scheme

Bicycle loan

Interest-free season ticket

Interest-free rental deposit loan

Free safety checks and small repairs to your bike with Doctor Bike

Wide range of training and professional development opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme

Staff diversity networks

ED&I at The V&A

At the V&A, we are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) for all and strive to go above and beyond public duty placed upon us by the Equality Act 2010.  As such, we are delighted to share that we are a Disability Confident Employer Level 2. The V&A makes the following commitments to all applications:  

  • The Guaranteed Interview Scheme – Interviewing applicants with a disability who successfully evidence the essential criteria on a person specification and consider them on their abilities;  
  • Providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process.  
  • Making reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process so disabled job applicants have the best opportunity to demonstrate that they can do the job.  
  • Supporting employees and adjustments during employment.  
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