Assistant Collection Curator

Temporary fixed term for up to 4 years

Powerhouse Castle Hill

The Assistant Curator works collaboratively within an interdisciplinary team, providing curatorial and project support for research, collection development, content, exhibition development and administrative outputs for various curatorial disciplines within the Powerhouse Collection Directorate.

In this role, you will be the first point of contact for all curatorial enquiries, including managing collections and supporting Curators and Senior Collection Curators related to new acquisitions and collection documentation aligned with the Powerhouse Collection and Program.

To be successful, you will have experience in curatorial practice in applied arts and sciences.

About Powerhouse

Through the renewal and across its platforms, Powerhouse will redefine museums in the 21st century by renegotiating the terms of engagement with communities, radically returning to and reckoning with its legacy as a museum of industry and fortifying its vital role in the cultural and economic ecosystems of NSW, Australia and the world. In 2024, the Powerhouse, one of Australia’s oldest and most important cultural institutions, continues the delivery of its renewal program across its five platforms, Powerhouse Parramatta, Powerhouse Ultimo, Powerhouse Castle Hill, Sydney Observatory and Powerhouse Digital, our space to tell stories and provide new levels of access to the Powerhouse Collection of over 500,000 objects. To find out more, take a tour through powerhouse.com.au

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