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.

Freelance opportunity: Buxton Museum and Art Gallery

Buxton Museum and Art Gallery is looking for help to identify ethnographic material and for advice on potential restitutions.  These objects were purchased between 1940 and 1988,  and were subsequently part of the Derbyshire Schools Library Service collections.

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

·       South Pacific (around 85 objects)

·       Africa (around 119 objects)

·       North America (around 33 objects)

·       Australia (around 26 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, they are able to offer a fee of £250 a day plus reasonable travel expenses.

The work needs to be carried out between October and December.

If you are able to help, please send a description of no more than 500 words detailing your relevant experience to Anna Rhodes anna.rhodes@derbyshire.gov.uk by 5pm on Friday 20^th September. 

Job: Curator/Senior Curator Americas or Oceania

Posted: 21/08/2019 11:57 Salary: £29,141 - £37,136 per annum Location: National Museum Of Scotland, Chambers Street Level: Collections Care/Conservation	Deadline: 23/09/2019 23:59 Hours: 37.00 Benefits: Membership of Civil Service pension scheme Job Type: Permanent
Based at the National Museum of Scotland this permanent, full-time post will support the work of the World Cultures Department. Working within the Department’s Oceania, Americas and Africa Section, the post-holder’s duties will include responsibility for collections; acquisitions; exhibitions; research; publications; and answering public enquiries. Building on the major suite of new galleries in the National Museum of Scotland the post-holder will support development of the collection and displays.  Further details can be found on the NMS website.