Curator

The Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum

Deadline: 03 February 2025 at 17:00

The Stirling Smith is looking for a dynamic Curator to join our small team.

£32,000 per annum FT

As Curator at The Smith, you will be joining our small team working on our existing exhibitions programme, collections projects, and public enquiries as well as developing our partnership work with local and national bodies. 2025 is an exciting year for the museum as we will be hosting significant loans from the National Museum of Scotland and the British Museum. As our curator, you will be responsible for managing these two important loans, working with colleagues from both organisations and developing a creative and exciting events programme around the loans.

Our collections are nationally and internationally significant. With Stirling’s social history at its heart, we are committed to making sure people experience our world-class collections and have the chance to engage with our rich heritage. As our curator, you will be responsible for helping make our collections accessible through a range of activities as well as addressing public enquiries.

About The Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum

The Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum – formerly The Smith Institute – has played a special part in the history of Stirling since its foundation in 1874. Established by the bequest of artist Thomas Stuart Smith (1815-1869) on land supplied by the Burgh of Stirling, it is a historic public-private partnership which has continued to the present day. The Smith was founded as a gallery of mainly contemporary art, with museum and library reading room ‘for the benefit of the inhabitants of Stirling, Dunblane and Kinbuck.’ Today, it functions as a gallery, museum, and cultural centre for the Stirling area. It is the repository for the historical artefacts and paintings of Stirlingshire, at the same time offering exhibition opportunities for contemporary artists. Over twenty community groups meet regularly in its lecture theatre, and a café and biodiversity garden are among its attractions.

The Role

As a Curator, you will be an integral part of our small team. You will be required to develop an expert knowledge of the collection through research and documentation, to enhance the collection through active collecting and disposal, and to manage the development and delivery of displays and other programmes of public engagement and communication.

For full details please visit our website. The deadline is Monday 03 February 2025 at 17:00.