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Job Location | Petworth |
Education | Not Mentioned |
Salary | 36,000 per annum |
Industry | Not Mentioned |
Functional Area | Not Mentioned |
Job Type | Permanent , full-time |
Summary Our remarkable collections are held across hundreds of properties and places in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. They include outstanding internationally important works of art and material culture such as paintings, sculptures, textiles, dress, decorativearts, furniture, books and libraries, as well as highly significant industrial, agricultural photographic, archaeological and archival collections. We also care for places and landscapes that carry complex and fascinating histories.Our houses and collections are a fundamental part of our work and this role plays a critical part in helping to care for, research and interpret these places and their collections.To support some of our most internationally significant collections, Property Curators deliver an innovative approach to these high-profile cultural destinations. Whilst the properties are all unique, the role is to deliver a consistent approach of highstandards of collections management and care across our most internationally significant historic properties. What its like to work here Petworth House has been a family home for over 900 years. During that time, it has been transformed from a medieval manor to the grand Baroque palace that you see today. Over the centuries, the Percy, Seymour and Wyndham families have amassed a substantialcollection of fine and decorative art. From paintings to porcelain, every object reflects the changing tastes and interests of each generation. Having been transferred to the National Trust in 1947, today Petworth continues to exhibit the most significantart collection in our care.The collection includes 20 oil paintings by J. M. W. Turner, who was a regular visitor to Petworth, as well as works by Anthony van Dyck, Angelica Kauffman and Joshua Reynolds. Carvings by Grinling Gibbons, sculptures by John Flaxman and John Edward Carew,and wall and ceiling paintings by Louis Laguerre. There is also a substantial range of European and Asian decorative arts and a large social history collection relating to the historic Servants Quarters.We need our newProperty Curator at Petworth House to take a leading role in caring for, researching and innovatively interpreting this special place and its collections. Click here for more information about this location What youll be doing The Property Curator will be part of transformational change at Petworth to deepen and broaden audience appeal at one of the Trusts most important and significant historic collections. Petworth is at the start of its improvement journey, aiming to: developand improve collections care, deepen audience engagement with our collections and interiors, and diversify the appeal of our houses and collections through high quality and innovative research, presentation and interpretation.Working within the Property Leadership team, reporting to the General Manager, with professional guidance from the internal specialists: