Positions - Textile Conservator and Upholstery Conservator Fixed Term - 18 months Salary - GBP 26,940 to GBP 32,380
The V&A is the world's leading museum of art, design and performance, home to 2.3m objects spanning 5,000 years of human ingenuity from around the world. Founded in 1851 to raise the standard of British design and make works of art available to all, today the V&A's purpose is to champion creative industry, inspire the next generation, and spark everyone's imagination. The Museum is now preparing for a major collections move from its current storage facility at Blythe House to a new Collections and Research Centre, which will enable greatly increased public access to our internationally significant collections, providing facilities for visitors and researchers. We are now recruiting a textile conservator and an upholstery conservator to help ensure that our world famous collections of textiles, fashion and upholstered furniture are ready to move. The post holders will undertake essential conservation work to stabilize textiles, fashion and upholstery respectively in advance of packing and the move. The majority of the work will take place in conservation studios at Blythe House, Olympia, working alongside other colleagues working on the decant project. The Conservation Department has a worldwide reputation for the excellence of its practical work, for innovative ideas, for the teaching of conservation practice and for pioneering the scientific and ethical approach to conservation. The successful applicant will be expected to uphold this reputation. You will have completed a recognised conservation training programme and have some post qualification practical experience. Please apply via the V&A jobs page at https://www.vam.ac.uk/vacancies<https://www.vam.ac.uk/vacancies> Joanne Hackett ACR FAIC Head of Textile and Fashion Conservation Victoria and Albert Museum ****** Unsubscribe by sending a message to [email protected] Searchable archives: http://cool.conservation-us.org/byform/mailing-lists/cdl/
