We are looking for a passionate and authentic Curator Projects – City Museums Portfolio who is interested in joining a leading NSW Government agency focused on creating a living future for the past so that our visitors can experience Sydney’s past as if they had lived it themselves.
What we do
Sydney Living Museums (SLM) cares for a group of 12 of the most important historic houses, gardens and museums in NSW on behalf of the people of NSW.
Our commitment to our audience is to maintain the museums, landscapes and collections with integrity whilst presenting the narrative of each in contemporary, compelling and relevant ways.
Our purpose is to enrich and revitalise people’s lives with Sydney’s living history, and to hand the precious places in our care and their collections on to future generations to enjoy.
What you’ll do with us
This role provides curatorial advice and services for projects, and develops new interpretive content that is published and delivered across multiple platforms including exhibitions, displays, online and collection-based systems to deepen and grow audience engagement with SLM’s sites and collections.
What else you need to know
Sydney Living Museums (SLM) is committed to providing a flexible and inclusive workplace culture that values and supports diversity and inclusion. We believe everyone has the right to feel safe, respected, valued and heard regardless of their gender, sexual orientation, ethnic background or ability. We welcome and encourage applications from people with disability, the LGBTIQ+ communities, from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, and, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
What the essential requirements of the role are:
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Tertiary qualifications in history/museum studies/heritage interpretation or related filed and relevant experience working in a multi-disciplinary cultural, museum or heritage environment.
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Experience in innovating curatorial methodologies and approaches that are built on the principles and/or practices of community engagement and audience development.
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Substantial experience in conducting research, creating and publishing compelling and engaging content drawn from social history and heritage of sites, places and collections.
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Current NSW driver’s licence.
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