Museum Curator

A curator’s main job is to care for, display and interpret artefacts so that the public can learn more about the museum’s collection and enjoy exciting displays.

The job can include…

• keeping records of objects
• researching and writing catalogues
• organising exhibitions
• caring for the museum’s collection
• handling enquiries from researchers and the public
• giving presentations and talking to individuals and groups about exhibits

Curator Peter Robinson says

I’d definitely recommend being a curator. Who else gets to live in the present and the past at the same time, apart from Doctor Who? There is no such thing as a typical day’s work for a Museum Curator. I could be excavating a Neolithic trackway, creating a display on medieval pottery, running a Young Archaeologists’ Club Branch session or researching a collection of Roman coins. No two days are alike; when I come into work I’m never sure what might pop up and surprise me!

A list of museums you can visit can be found through the TORC website. Remember, many places also give free or discounted entry with you YAC Pass!