Could you be a Future Curator?

Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (BMAG) is one of the placement sites for five Future Curator training opportunities.

The British Museum Future Curator scheme is a paid work-based traineeship which offers five motivated graduates the chance to train as curators within the museums sector.

Meet Us at BMAG to find out more!

The scheme is recruiting now and a free meeting will be held on Wednesday 1st February 4pm – 5.30pm at BMAG for those interested in applying for the scheme this year or next year.

Meet BMAG staff and a current future curator to discuss the scheme.

Anyone wishing to attend this event should email: caroline.villiers-stuart@birmingham.gov.uk

The Future Curator Programme

To find out more about the Future Curator programme and to apply, please visit the programme website at:

www.britishmuseum.org/futurecurators

Or e-mail futurecurators@britishmuseum.org

The closing date for making an application this year is 17th February.

 

Curator Spot! Victoria Osborne talks about The Long Engagement

Curator Victoria Osborne talks about The Long Engagement by Arthur Hughes. Hughes exhibited this painting in 1859 with a quotation from Chaucer’s ‘Troilus and Criseyde’:

For how myght ever sweetnesse hav be known To hym that never tastyd bitternesse?

Examine the detail online: http://www.preraphaelites.org/the-collection/1902P13/the-long-engagement/