Assistant Curator British Art, 1850-1915

This Assistant Curator role is an exciting opportunity to join the Tate Britain team. It has a focus on British Art from 1850-1915.

You will support the curatorial team in researching, planning, administering and delivering the temporary exhibitions and displays and in maintaining, developing, researching and caring for the permanent collection and collection displays in the time period British Art from 1850-1915, including new acquisitions. You will assist with editing and writing catalogue texts and gallery texts, developing a deeper understanding of museum practices.

The ideal candidate will bring strong research and organisational skills, a passion for nineteenth-century British art, and a commitment to contributing to the diversification of British art histories. You will be able to multi-task, meet deadlines and pay close and consistent attention to detail. Experience working with collections or exhibitions is desirable.

We welcome candidates who can bring new and under-represented perspectives to our work, and who will enjoy helping us to expand understanding of historic art.

Our opportunities are open for you to apply online. Please visit: https://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 4987. Once you have submitted your application you can keep track of its progress by logging into your account.

The closing date for the submission of completed application forms is Sunday 30 August 2026 by midnight. Interviews will be held on Thursday 17 September 2026.

Where vacancies attract large volumes of applicants, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early. Therefore, if you are interested, please try to submit your application as early as possible.