Senior Curator: Public Practice

Overview

The Design Museum’s vision is a world in which design enables people and the planet to thrive. The Learning Department plays a critical role in delivering this ambition by creating compelling public programmes that build skills, grow audiences, and deepen the museum’s relevance across education, culture, and industry.

The Senior Curator: Public Practice will be a strategic thinker and connector, positioning the museum as a leading platform for engaging audiences with design’s environmental, social, and economic impact. As an ambassador for the museum, they will develop high-impact programmes, cultivate new partnerships across communities, education, and the creative industries, and strengthen existing relationships.

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Job scope

This role will oversee the museum's talks and events programme, and lead community projects that engage a wide range of audiences, including adults, volunteers, young people, students in higher education, and people with disabilities and access requirements.

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Terms and Conditions

Salary: up to £38,760 per annum, dependent on experience

Holidays: 25 days per annum + Christmas eve (museum closed)

Hours: 35 hours per week/full time

Location: the Design Museum Kensington is the place of work - with a hybrid arrangement of 60% of an employee’s role to be performed at the museum and 40% remote.

Special demands of the role: the role will work at times suited to needs of audiences, including evenings and weekends as required.

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Closing date: Sunday 15 February (midnight)

Interviews: Tuesday 24 February and Thursday 26 February

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Queries

If you encounter any issues while completing your application, please email peopleteam@designmuseum.org before the vacancy closing date. We will be in touch as soon as possible; (please note the inbox is monitored Monday-Friday).

FAQs: https://careers.designmuseum.org/faqs