International Touring Exhibitions Curator

Fixed Term

12 months

3.5 days per week

Part Time

Yes

at least 2 days per week on-site in Bloomsbury, London

Bloomsbury, London (Hybrid)

£31,413.20 per annum (£44,876 FTE)

Sunday, November 1, 2026

Job Profile document

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced museum curator to help shape exhibitions that bring the ancient world to audiences internationally. This role offers the opportunity to combine scholarship, creativity and public engagement, working with outstanding collections and specialist colleagues to develop exhibitions for audiences around the world.

Working within our International Engagement team and alongside curatorial colleagues across the Museum, you will develop and co-curate exhibitions drawing on the British Museum’s ancient world collections. A key priority for the role will be to co-curate an exhibition exploring Byzantium, which is already in development.

You will join at an important stage in the development of the Byzantium exhibition while also having the opportunity to contribute your own thinking to the future international exhibitions programme. It would particularly suit someone who enjoys the collaborative nature of exhibition-making but is equally comfortable taking ownership, making connections and pursuing a strong curatorial idea. We are particularly interested in candidates who have practical experience of developing and curating exhibitions and who know how to translate academic research and complex ideas into engaging, accessible experiences for public audiences.

Please note that this role may involve occasional international travel.

You will be a curator with experience of working in a museum environment and a strong understanding of how exhibitions are researched, developed and delivered.

You will bring:

• Experience in a museum environment, ideally with curating exhibitions and with a clear understanding of what it takes to turn a curatorial concept into an engaging public exhibition.
• Good knowledge of the history, art and/or archaeology of the ancient Mediterranean, Egypt or Middle East, together with familiarity with relevant material culture. Expertise in Roman and/or Byzantine art, history or archaeology would be particularly valuable.
• The ability to communicate academic research and complex ideas clearly and engagingly to non-specialist audiences, supported by experience of public engagement.
• Strong research and writing skills, with the ability to produce authoritative yet accessible exhibition interpretation and academic content.
• A collaborative approach and confidence in developing relationships with colleagues across different curatorial and specialist areas.
• The initiative to seek out expertise, develop ideas and move projects forward independently, as well as the judgement to know when collaboration is needed.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence, build support for ideas and work tactfully with a wide range of internal and international stakeholders.
• Strong organisation and self-discipline, with the ability to balance several projects and

In this role, you will:

• Co‑curate the Museum’s developing exhibition on Byzantium, collaborating closely with curatorial and project colleagues.
• Develop and curate other international touring exhibitions based on the British Museum’s ancient world collections, contributing to projects at different stages of development.
• Propose new and…