Freelance Opportunity: Buxton Museum

Buxton Museum and Art Gallery is looking for help to identify ethnographic material and for advice on potential restitutions.  They write:

These objects were purchased between 1940 and 1988, and were part of the Derbyshire Schools Library Service collections.

We are looking for people who can help identify objects from:

·         Plains Indian (around 33 objects)

·         First Nations (around 10 objects)

·         Inuit (around 72 objects)

The objects are located in Buxton, Derbyshire. You will need to travel to view the objects in person.

With the support of the Esmee Fairburn Collections Trust funding, we are able to offer a fee of £250 a day plus reasonable travel expenses. Due to budget constraints we can only offer a maximum of two days’ work on the material. 

The work needs to be carried out between mid February and March. 

If you are able to help, please send a description of no more than 500 words detailing your relevant experience to Bret Gaunt at Bret.Gaunt@derbyshire.gov.uk by 5pm on Friday 31^st of January.