Museum Curator Jobs
41 open roles · 69 on record · checked 15 September 2026
Curators at every level, from assistant to chief: the people who research collections, interpret them and make exhibitions.
- Advertised pay
- median about €63,221 a year, annualised, across 29 postings that stated it
- Hiring now
- MoMA PS14Art Gallery of Ontario2The Museum of Modern Art2Albany Museum of ArtBourse de Commerce - Pinault CollectionCalifornia Institute of the ArtsCleveland Museum of ArtContemporary Art SocietyEastside ProjectsFundaziun CapaulianaGasworksIGS Zennvallei HergistInstitute of Contemporary Art BostonKoelnischer KunstvereinKölnischer KunstvereinKSU/ Museums, Archives, and Rare BooksLatvian National Museum of Art (Riga)Museum der Moderne - Rupertinum Betriebsgesellschaft mbH, Salzburg (Österreich)Museum Neuthal Textil- und IndustriekulturNottingham ContemporaryOnFifeOntario Museum of History & ArtPhiladelphia Museum of ArtPICA - Perth Institute of Contemporary ArtsRISD MuseumRoyal Botanic Gardens, KewRoyal College of ArtRoyal Ontario MuseumSchinkel PavillonSharjah Art FoundationSouthern Utah Museum of ArtThe British MuseumThe Broad (Los Angeles)The Metropolitan Museum of ArtWalker Art Center
- Ausschreibung Gastkuratorium 2027
Fundaziun Capauliana · Switzerland
- Curatorial Fellow
Gasworks · London, UK
- Kurator:in für moderne und zeitgenössische Kunst (m/w/d)
Museum der Moderne - Rupertinum Betriebsgesellschaft mbH, Salzburg (Österreich) · Germany
- Asymmetry Assistant Curator Fellowship
Nottingham Contemporary · Nottingham, UK
- Biennale Curator
a-n The Artists Information Company · London, UK
- Assistant Curator of Contemporary Drawings and Prints
MoMA PS1 · New York, USA
- Curator (Engagement)
OnFife · Kirkcaldy, UK
- Kurator/in, stv. Museumsleitung
Museum Neuthal Textil- und Industriekultur · Switzerland
- Suzanne Andree Curatorial Fellow
Philadelphia Museum of Art · Philadelphia, USA
- Curator/Producer
California Institute of the Arts · Los Angeles, USA
- Hatched Curatorial Associate
PICA - Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts · Perth, Australia
- Assistant Curator of African Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, USA
- Curatorial Assistant (January 2027 start)
Walker Art Center · Minneapolis, USA
- Assistant to the Chief Curator
The Museum of Modern Art · New York, USA
- Assistant Curator of Education
Ontario Museum of History & Art · Ontario
- Assistant to the Chief Curator of Drawings and Prints
MoMA PS1 · New York, USA
- Project Curator: Eastern Africa
The British Museum · London, UK
- "Ausstellungsorganisation/ Kuratorische Assistenz (m/w/d) - Elternzeitvertretung Vollzeit 1 38,5 Std./Woche I befristet bis voraussichtlich…
Kölnischer Kunstverein · Germany
- Curatorial Assistant, Publications
The Broad (Los Angeles) · USA
- Izstāžu kurators Mākslas muzejā RĪGAS BIRŽA
Latvian National Museum of Art (Riga) · Rīga, Latvia
- Curator Botanist Asia
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · London, UK
- Biennale Curator (0.4fte, Casual, fixed term)
Royal College of Art · UK
- Curatorial Assistant, Painting and Sculpture
MoMA PS1 · New York, USA
- Curatorial Assistant, Painting and Sculpture (Temporary)
MoMA PS1 · New York, USA
- Ausstellungsorganisation / Kuratorische Assistenz (m/w/d) – Elternzeitvertretung
Koelnischer Kunstverein · Köln, Germany
- Director, Curatorial Affairs
Southern Utah Museum of Art · Cedar City
- Curator of African Collections and African Diasporic Art
Albany Museum of Art
- Curator, Outreach and Special Projects
KSU/ Museums, Archives, and Rare Books
- Curatorial Assistant, Painting and Sculpture
The Museum of Modern Art · New York, USA
- Curatorial Intern (Fall’26-Spring’27)
Institute of Contemporary Art Boston · USA
- Curator / Associate Curator of Asian Art
RISD Museum · Providence, USA
- Artist Curator Traineeship
Eastside Projects · UK
- Stage Assistant.e de recherche au pôle curatorial
Bourse de Commerce - Pinault Collection · Paris, France
- Assistant Curator
Sharjah Art Foundation · United Arab Emirates
- Associate/Full Curator of Indigenous Art of the Americas
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, USA
- Curator of Insects & Arachnids
Royal Ontario Museum · Toronto, Canada · pay: CA$78,047 – CA$122,654 / year
- Curator bij IGS Zennvallei Hergist
IGS Zennvallei Hergist · Belgium
- Associate Curator, Contemporary Art
Art Gallery of Ontario · Toronto, Canada
- Kurator*in / stellvertretende künstlerische Leitung (m/w/d)
Schinkel Pavillon · Germany
- Curatorial Trainee
Contemporary Art Society · UK
- Associate Curator, Photography
Art Gallery of Ontario · Toronto, Canada
What curator roles have advertised as pay
The most recent of 29 figures on record, exactly as each employer stated them, never estimated. The whole archive is free under CC BY on the salaries page.
- Kurator:in für moderne und zeitgenössische Kunst (m/w/d) · Museum der Moderne - Rupertinum Betriebsgesellschaft mbH, Salzburg (Österreich)€43,000 / year
- Suzanne Andree Curatorial Fellow · Philadelphia Museum of Art$46,561 / year
- Curatorial Assistant (January 2027 start) · Walker Art Center$45,000 / year
- Assistant to the Chief Curator · The Museum of Modern Art$64,023 / year
- Kurator/in (m/w/d) · Diözese Würzburg, Würzburg€5,881 – €8,431 / month, gross
- Saha Curator in Residence · New Museum of Contemporary Art$85,066 / year
- Curatorial Assistant, Publications · The Broad (Los Angeles)$28 – $29 / hour
- Gallery Director, Curator of Exhibitions & Programs · The Art Students League of New York$115,000 – $125,000 / year
- Kustodin/Kustos Süd-, Südostasien (d/m/w) · Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Leipzig€5,711 – €8,118 / month, gross
- Kustos/Kustodin Zentral-, West-, Nordasien / Europa (d/m/w) · Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden / Staatliche Ethnographische Sammlungen Sachsen, Leipzig€5,711 – €8,118 / month, gross
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