Assistant Curator of Decorative Arts

  • Contract
  • London

Royal Collection Enterprises


Job Summary

It’s working with a shared and unique purpose, caring for and presenting one of the world’s largest art collections. This is what makes working for Royal Collection Trust so special.

Job Description

The Royal Collection is one of the world’s most significant art collections, encompassing over a million objects spread across 13 royal residences in the UK.

As Assistant Curator of Decorative Arts, you will support the Surveyor of The King’s Works of Art and the Senior Curator of Decorative Arts in researching and presenting an impressive array of decorative arts, including furniture, ceramics, metalwork, sculpture, textiles, and arms and armour.

Working across various locations, you will help interpret the decorative arts of the Royal Collection, ensuring high standards of scholarship and presentation, while developing your own specialist expertise.

Job Requirements

– Contribute to the planning and delivery of exhibitions, including object selection, interpretation, and publications.
– Conduct original research into the decorative arts in the Royal Collection, maintaining historic and archival material to a high standard.
– Develop specialist knowledge in an area of the collection and document works accurately for internal records and Collection Online.
– Publish research through articles, online entries, and exhibition catalogues, and assist with catalogue raisonn s.
– Support the preparation of new displays across the royal residences, working collaboratively with Conservators, Collections Management, and onsite operational teams.
– Deliver lectures, talks, tours, and contribute to learning programmes, study days, conferences, and other public engagement activities.
– Act as a point of contact for public enquiries, supporting research visits and assisting with inventory checks and cataloguing.

Job Overview

  • Job Title: Assistant Curator of Decorative Arts
  • Salary: £30k-£40k
  • Hours:
    Full time
  • Artform: Museums
  • Role: Curation
  • Contract: Permanent
  • Closing date: Wed, 14 Oct 2026

  • Location:

    London

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Job: Assistant Curator of Decorative Arts

Job: Assistant Curator of Decorative Arts

Organisation: Royal Collection Enterprises

Postcode: SW1A 1BS

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