Current vacancies

Exhibition and Interpretation Officer

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the small but committed curatorial team at the American Museum & Gardens. The curatorial team are responsible for looking after the Museum collection of 12,882 artefacts as well as the overseeing the permanent galleries and special exhibitions programme. As a core member of the American Museum’s curatorial team, your role as Exhibition & Interpretation Officer is key in helping the Museum reach new audiences and grow visitor numbers through our exhibition programme.

Your primary role will be to support the sourcing, project management, development, and delivery of the American Museum & Garden’s special exhibition programme. Guided by the Chief Curator and Collections & Public Engagement Director and working on several projects concurrently, you will take the lead in securing special exhibitions tor display in our temporary exhibition gallery. These will be a mix of object and non-object exhibitions created in-house, sometimes working with guest curators, as well as external turnkey exhibitions from international tour providers.

Find the full job description here.

To apply, please send a CV and covering letter outlining how you meet requirements of the role, together with a completed Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form to Kate Hebert, [email protected] or by post to the American Museum & Gardens, Claverton Manor, Bath BA2 7BD. Closing date for applications: 28th May, 12noon.

Cook

We are always looking for talented and energetic individuals to join our small, friendly team at the American Museum & Gardens. If you are passionate about excellent service, great food and want to add value to our customers, we want to hear from you.

We are looking to recruit an Assistant Cook with:

• A passion for good quality and exciting food, to prepare a wide range of delicious cookies, cakes and light lunches
• A flair for cooking and baking
• Confidence in dealing with food production and a busy cafe service

Find the full job description here.

To apply, please send a CV and covering letter outlining how you meet requirements of the role, together with a completed Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form to [email protected] or by post to The American Museum & Gardens, Claverton Manor, Bath BA2 7BD.