Job opportunity: Tate Liverpool

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Job Opportunity: Curator, Exhibition and Displays, Tate Liverpool

Salary £35,394 per annum

Frequency Monthly – Salaried

Job Reference TG-70370

Contract Type Fixed Term – Full Time

Closing Date 13 April, 2025

Job Category Collection Care

Business Unit Galleries

Location Liverpool , United Kingdom

Tate is seeking a Curator, Exhibitions and Displays (Maternity Cover) for a temporary period of 10-months, based at Tate Liverpool, to work on our exciting exhibitions and displays programme.

Working within the Exhibitions team at Tate Liverpool, you will have an excellent knowledge of 20th century modern and contemporary art, both British and international, with experience of leading on collection displays and solo/group exhibitions within a museum or art gallery and strong project management skills.

This is an exciting time to join Tate Liverpool as we prepare for reopening our gallery on the Royal Albert Dock in 2027. The Exhibitions and Art Handling team is delivering collection displays at RIBA North, off-site programme and planning for our reopening exhibitions and displays and you will have the opportunity to gain a varied experience across multiple projects. 

The role combines curatorial and collections-based research with project management. You will lead on projects, working with many teams across Tate, according to our artistic and audience priorities, as such you will be an active team player with a collaborative approach and exceptional interpersonal skills. You will also have a proactive approach to promoting the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion and be able to show evidence of having incorporated these strategies into your working practices. 

As you will work across multiple projects, at different stages, you will be highly organised with strong administrative skills and the ability to prioritise and coordinate activities with patience and empathy when under pressure.

Our opportunities are open for you to apply online. Please visit: www.jobsearch.tate.org.uk to create an account by registering your details or, if you are an existing user, log into your account. 

For all opportunities we ask candidates to complete an online application form for the vacancy they are interested in.  If you need an application form in an alternative format please call us on 020 7887 4997. Once you have submitted your application you can keep track of its progress by logging into your account.

Attached documents

 TG4365 – Curator, Exhibitons and Displays – Job Description.pdf