Director of Curatorial Affairs

The client seeks a Director of Curatorial Affairs to provide strategic direction, coherence, and oversight for the curatorial, interpretation, conservation, and publications functions. Reporting to the client’s director and a member of the executive leadership team, the role will help ensure the museum’s artistic program advances the institution’s mission, strengthens public and scholarly impact, and aligns with the organization’s strategic plan. The Director of Curatorial Affairs will serve as a strategic and creative partner, shaping the museum’s artistic vision and overseeing a sustainable, ambitious long-range exhibition calendar. The role also includes driving the curatorial and publications program, developing and managing complex projects, partnerships, and commissions from conception through execution, and bringing a balance of creative sensibility and practical logistical and financial acumen. The museum presents a major collection of British art and is focused on advancing scholarship and public engagement. The client is looking for a serious thinker and outward-looking, imaginative leader who is attentive to audiences and interpretation, and who is enthusiastic about collaborating on the institution’s future and expanding the relevance and impact of its curatorial work over time.