This role offers an exciting opportunity to establish yourself as a valued member of the Pictorial Art Conservation team while developing specialist expertise in the conservation of Chinese and other East Asian and South Asian paintings.
About the Role
Alongside dedicated training in Chinese paintings conservation in the world-renowned Hirayama Studio, you will contribute to the care, study and long-term preservation of the collection through both interventive and preventive conservation activities.
You will play an important part in delivering the Museum’s priorities, supporting exhibitions, loans and collections storage projects while helping to ensure objects are cared for to the highest professional standards. Working closely with colleagues across the Museum, you will also contribute to research, public engagement and the ongoing development of conservation practice.
About you
You are a qualified conservator with practical experience in paper conservation and a strong interest in Chinese and South Asian pictorial art. You have a sound understanding of conservation theory, ethics, preventive conservation and material deterioration.
You are an organised and collaborative professional who can balance detailed conservation work with competing priorities. Comfortable working independently and as part of a team, you communicate effectively with colleagues and wider audiences, and are committed to developing your expertise in Chinese, other East Asian and South Asian pictorial art.
How to apply
You can apply for this role through The British Museum job vacancy page: Conservator: Eastern Art on Paper & Silk | The British Museum Careers
If you have any additional needs that we should be aware of to support you with your application, please provide details to [email protected].