Curator of Global Africa

Curator of Global Africa – Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto

The Museum
The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) is Canada’s celebrated international museum and houses important collections of art, culture and nature. ROM is the largest and most attended museum in Canada, attracting more than 1.3 million visitors per year. It has a membership of over 24,000 households and 66,700 individual members and an annual budget of $80 million CAD. ROM is a world leader in communicating its research and collections to the public.

The Position
ROM seeks a thoughtful, strategic curator, gifted at communications and alliances, with a strong background in African contemporary, historic and diasporic art for its Curator of Global Africa position. The successful candidate will lead programming and presentation of ROM’s Global Africa collection in galleries, exhibitions, and other initiatives developed through collaboration with local communities, artists and scholars and with a commitment to using community-engaged curatorial models.

Duties & Responsibilities

Exhibitions and Collections

• Steward the Global Africa collection, including study, rotation and display, care and record-keeping, provenance research, digitizing and publication.
• Curate ROM’s Global Africa collection with a commitment to collaboration, including with external community stakeholders and with internal curatorial colleagues and interpretive staff to generate important visitor-centric and transdisciplinary exhibitions.
• Establish a 10-year Global Africa collection development plan in alignment with ROM’s mission, vision, and strategic planning, and acquiring and repatriating in accordance with ethical standards.

Education & Experience:

• A Ph.D. in African or African diaspora art history, contemporary art, culture, anthropology or a closely related field at the time of appointment, or the equivalent in relevant experience, exhibitions and/or publications.
• A strong curatorial record focusing on the arts and heritage of Global Africa and/or a strong academic record in a relevant discipline.

Compensation:

• Salary range is $68,487 – $150,000 CAD.
• Full benefit coverage includes medical and dental plan, life insurance, long term disability, and pension.

To apply in confidence, email 1) letter expressing interest in this particular position, giving brief examples of past exhibition, programs and collections experience and proposed research areas and projects; 2) curriculum vitae; 3) names of three references with contact information. Submit application by May 12, 2023, to retained search firm: Connie Rosemont, Museum Search & Reference, SearchandRef@museum-search.com.

ROM is committed to fair and accessible employment practices. ROM considers equity, diversity, and inclusivity to be foundational to their institutional success.