Curator (Co-Production)

Hours: 3 days per week
Contract: Fixed term until 2029
Salary: £18,708.50 (actual salary)
Location: The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle
Closing date: 5pm 22nd May 2026

As Curator (Co-Production), you will play a central role in embedding co-production across The Bowes Museum’s work. The role is part of Going Places, an Art Fund programme made possible with major support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund and The Julia Rausing Trust, alongside a wider group of trusts, foundations and individuals. The Bowes Museum is part of the Founding the Future network, working in partnership with Watts Gallery (Guildford) and Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum (Bournemouth). Together, you will contribute to a collaborative touring exhibition programme (2026–29), leading community co-produced work at The Bowes Museum for exhibitions in 2027 and 2028/9.

Working within the Collections Team and alongside colleagues across Learning, Production and Marketing, you will shape exhibitions, displays and public programmes that bring multiple voices into dialogue with the collection. You will lead on interpretation, research and object selection for co-produced projects, ensuring that different perspectives, lived experiences and forms of knowledge are visible and valued.