Project Curator: Contemporary & Modern Middle Eastern Art (Documentation)

  • Contract
  • London

The British Museum


Job Summary

The British Museum is seeking a Project Curator to join the Middle East Department. Working as part of the Museum’s Digitisation and Documentation programme, you will play a key role in documenting, researching and digitising collections relating to the Contemporary & Modern Middle Eastern Art colle

Job Description

Working closely with curatorial colleagues, collections managers and imaging specialists, you will help improve access to the Museum’s collections by ensuring collection records are accurate, accessible and meet professional documentation standards. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a major strategic programme supporting the Museum Masterplan and the long-term preservation and accessibility of internationally significant collections.

Job Requirements

You will be a proactive and detail-oriented museum or heritage professional with experience working with collections and collection management systems. You will have a degree in Contemporary & Modern Middle Eastern Arts, Digital Humanities or a related discipline with experience of working with art works on paper.
You will bring a meticulous approach to research and cataloguing, a commitment to improving access to collections, and the ability to maintain accuracy and consistency while working on a large-scale digitisation project

Job Overview

  • Job Title: Project Curator: Contemporary & Modern Middle Eastern Art (Documentation)
  • Salary: £30k-£40k
  • Hours:
    Full time
  • Artform: Museums
  • Role: Curation
  • Contract: Contract
  • Closing date: Sun, 09 Aug 2026

  • Location:

    London

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Job: Project Curator: Contemporary & Modern Middle Eastern Art (Documentation)

Job: Project Curator: Contemporary & Modern Middle Eastern Art (Documentation)

Organisation: The British Museum

Postcode: WC1B 3DG

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