Freelance Curator

Project Delivery Dates:

Full-day sessions: Wednesday 14th January, Thursday 15th January & Friday 16th January

Half-day follow-up sessions: Wednesday 27 May 2026, Wednesday 30 September 2026 & Wednesday 24 February 2027

(Half-day dates may be adjusted by mutual availability)

About the Project

The Bradford Police Museum is seeking an experienced Freelance Curator to design and structure a series of three volunteer-led curatorial projects, each delivered over a four-month period. These projects will strengthen the museum’s volunteer programme, build curatorial confidence, and create new public-facing outputs.

This role is supported through the museum’s wider programme of developing sustainable, skilled volunteer-led practice. The curator will inject professional expertise at key points while enabling the volunteer team to take ownership of research, interpretation and curatorial decision-making.

This post, and wider project, is being funded through Museum Development North’s Creative Professional Development Grant.

Role Overview

Contract: Freelance

Fee: £300/day for 3 days (Full Day Hours – 9am to 6pm)

Additional Guidance Sessions: 3 half days at £150 each (Half Day Hours – 9:30am to 2pm)

Project Duration: 12 months

Reporting To: Museum Manager

Working With: Volunteer Curator Team (approx. 5 weekly volunteers)

The freelance curator will design three structured 4-month projects that volunteers can deliver independently, each including clear learning pathways, research tasks, outputs and evaluation tools. Volunteers meet weekly (Wednesdays, 10am-3pm), providing approx. 85 hours of input per project.