Museum Curator Jobs
50 open roles · 138 on record · checked 30 October 2026
Curators at every level, from assistant to chief: the people who research collections, interpret them and make exhibitions.
A curator is responsible for a collection or a programme: researching objects, deciding what is shown and how it is interpreted, and writing the texts and catalogues that go with it. Posts divide between permanent-collection work, tied to a body of objects, and exhibition or programme work, tied to a schedule. Seniority runs assistant, associate, curator, senior and chief, and the title often names the collection area rather than the level.
Also advertised as Assistant Curator, Associate Curator, Senior Curator, Chief Curator, Research Curator, Guest Curator, Curator of Collections, Kurator:in, Conservateur, Curador.
On record: Assistant Curator 19 · Associate Curator 8 · Chief Curator 7 · Kurator:in 7 · Senior Curator 4 · Research Curator 3 · Conservateur 2 · Curator of Collections 2
Every curator role on CuratorSearch, gathered daily from institutions' own careers pages and kept on record after the role closes.
- Advertised pay
- median about €64,378 a year, annualised, across 73 postings that stated it · middle half €51,480–€71,562
- Hiring now
- Art Gallery of Ontario2Glucksman Gallery (UCC)2Royal Ontario Museum2Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum2Sprengel Museum Hannover, Hannover2Stiftung Preußische Schlösser und Gärten Berlin-Brandenburg, Potsdam2The Museum of Modern Art23Landesmuseen Braunschweig, BraunschweigChisenhale GalleryCittadellarte - UNIDEECleveland Museum of ArtDenver Art MuseumGasworksHallie Ford Museum of Art - Willamette UniversityHaus der Natur - Museum für Natur und Technik, Salzburg (Österreich)High Desert MuseumKANALKölnischer KunstvereinKunsthalle Mannheim, MannheimKunsthalle WienLACE - Los Angeles Contemporary ExhibitionsLiverpool BiennialMuseen ThurgauMuseum der Moderne - Rupertinum Betriebsgesellschaft mbH, Salzburg (Österreich)Museum der Moderne SalzburgMuseum Langmatt – Stiftung Langmatt Sidney und Jenny BrownNottingham ContemporaryPepperdine UniversityRCM MuseumRISD MuseumSenckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung, GörlitzSharjah Art FoundationStiftung Deutsches Optisches Museum, JenaThe Broad (Los Angeles)The Menil Collection (Houston)The Studio Museum in Harlem (New York)The Village of WilmetteUGA's State Botanical Garden of GeorgiaUniversity of California, Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art
- Kurator:in
Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum · Braunschweig
- Sammlungskustodin/Sammlungskustos für Graphik, Zeichnung, Fotografie und andere Arbeiten auf Papier (w/m/d)
Stiftung Preußische Schlösser und Gärten Berlin-Brandenburg, Potsdam · Potsdam, Germany
- Sammlungskustodin/Sammlungskustos für Metall, Medaillen, Orden und Waffen (w/m/d)
Stiftung Preußische Schlösser und Gärten Berlin-Brandenburg, Potsdam · Potsdam, Germany
- Kurator:in
Museum Giersch der Goethe-Universität · Frankfurt
- Kurator*in (m, w, d) für Außereuropäische Kulturen mit dem Schwerpunkt Ostasien
3Landesmuseen Braunschweig, Braunschweig · Braunschweig, Germany
- L.R. Wilson Curator of Canadian Art & Culture
Royal Ontario Museum · Toronto, Canada · pay: CA$78,047 – CA$166,647 / year
- Curatorial Project Director, Canada (24-month contract)
Royal Ontario Museum · Toronto, Canada · pay: CA$100,000 – CA$140,000 / year
- Museum Curator
Pepperdine University · Malibu
- Associate Curator of Living History
High Desert Museum · Seattle · pay: $56,100 – $66,300 / year
- Deputy Director and Chief Curator
University of California, Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art · Costa Mesa
- Deputy Curator and Operations Manager
RCM Museum · London, UK
- Assistenzkurator:in (80 %)
Museum Langmatt – Stiftung Langmatt Sidney und Jenny Brown · Switzerland
- CHANEL Culture Fund Curatorial Fellowship
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum · USA · pay: $65,775.80 – $68,000 / year
- Freischaffende Ausstellungskuratorin/freischaffenden Ausstellungskurator
Museen Thurgau · Switzerland
- Kurator*in für Fotografie und neue Medien
Sprengel Museum Hannover, Hannover · Hannover, Germany
- Kurator*in für Malerei und Skulpturen bis 1960
Sprengel Museum Hannover, Hannover · Hannover, Germany
- John Olbrantz Curator of Collections and Exhibitions
Hallie Ford Museum of Art - Willamette University · Salem
- Kurator*in Graphische Sammlung (M/W/D)
Kunsthalle Mannheim, Mannheim · Mannheim, Germany
- Assistant Curator at the Kunsthalle Wien – PMC
Kunsthalle Wien · Wien, Austria · pay: €42,000 / year
- Assistent-curator bij KANAL
KANAL · Belgium
- Download Assistant Curator: Exhibitions and Events Job Description
Chisenhale Gallery · UK
- Canal Projects Curatorial Fellowship
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum · New York, USA · pay: $ 65,775.80 – $68,000 / year
- Spring 2027 Curatorial Intern
The Studio Museum in Harlem (New York) · New York, USA
- Assistant/Associate Curator, European and American Art Before 1900
Denver Art Museum · Denver, USA
- Climate Action Curator: Project Management Horizon Europe
Glucksman Gallery (UCC) · Ireland
- Climate Action Curator 2026 Job Description (pdf)
Glucksman Gallery (UCC) · Ireland
- Part-Time Museum Curator
The Village of Wilmette · Wilmette, USA · pay: $26.31 – $34.92 / hour
- Porcelain & Decorative Arts Museum Curator
UGA's State Botanical Garden of Georgia · USA · pay: $35,781 – $50,094 / year
- Wissenschaftliche/r Kurator/in (m/w/d)
Stiftung Deutsches Optisches Museum, Jena · Jena, Germany
- Kuratorin/Kurator der geowissenschaftlichen Sammlungen
Haus der Natur - Museum für Natur und Technik, Salzburg (Österreich) · Salzburg, Austria
- Assistant Curator (Registrar & Logistics)
Liverpool Biennial · Liverpool, UK · pay: £27,837 – £29,108 / year
- Kurator:in für moderne u. zeitgenössische Kunst
Museum der Moderne Salzburg · Salzburg, Austria
- Getty Marrow Curatorial and Programming Internship
LACE - Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions · Los Angeles, USA
- Assistant Curator – Drawings and Prints
The Museum of Modern Art · New York, USA · pay: $101,162 / year
- Upė Foundation Curatorial Fellow
Gasworks · UK
- Research Scientist and Curator (m/f/d) of the section Vertebrata (Tenure Track)
Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung, Görlitz · Görlitz, Germany
- Chief Curator of Drawings, Menil Drawing Institute
The Menil Collection (Houston) · Houston, USA
- Visiting Research Curator of UNIDEE Residency Programs 2027-28
Cittadellarte - UNIDEE · Biella, Italy
- Curator for “Planetary Peasants” at Kunstmuseum Moritzburg Halle
IKT - International Association of Curators of Contemporary Art (Job Alerts)
- Senior Curator at Artspace, Sydney
IKT - International Association of Curators of Contemporary Art (Job Alerts) · pay: $80,000 / year
- Kurator:in für moderne und zeitgenössische Kunst (m/w/d)
Museum der Moderne - Rupertinum Betriebsgesellschaft mbH, Salzburg (Österreich) · Salzburg, Austria
- Asymmetry Assistant Curator Fellowship
Nottingham Contemporary · Nottingham, UK
- Assistant to the Chief Curator
The Museum of Modern Art · New York, USA · pay: $64,023 / year
- "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) · Los Angeles, USA · pay: $27.50 – $29.32 / hour
- Curator / Associate Curator of Asian Art
RISD Museum · Providence, USA
- Associate/Full Curator of Indigenous Art of the Americas
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, USA · pay: $70,000 – $95,000 / year
- Associate Curator, Photography
Art Gallery of Ontario · Toronto, Canada · pay: $89,180.00 – $111,456.00 / year
- Associate Curator, Contemporary Art
Art Gallery of Ontario · Toronto, Canada · pay: $89,180.00 – $111,456.00 / year
- Assistant Curator
Sharjah Art Foundation · Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
What curator roles have advertised as pay
The most recent of 73 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 · Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum€4,759 – €6,765 / month, gross
- Sammlungskustodin/Sammlungskustos für Metall, Medaillen, Orden und Waffen (w/m/d) · Stiftung Preußische Schlösser und Gärten Berlin-Brandenburg, Potsdam€4,759 – €6,765 / month, gross
- Sammlungskustodin/Sammlungskustos für Graphik, Zeichnung, Fotografie und andere Arbeiten auf Papier (w/m/d) · Stiftung Preußische Schlösser und Gärten Berlin-Brandenburg, Potsdam€4,759 – €6,765 / month, gross
- Kurator*in (m, w, d) für Außereuropäische Kulturen mit dem Schwerpunkt Ostasien · 3Landesmuseen Braunschweig, Braunschweig€4,759 – €6,765 / month, gross
- Deputy Curator and Operations Manager · RCM Museum£57,588 – £65,969 / year
- Curatorial Project Director, Canada (24-month contract) · Royal Ontario MuseumCA$100,000 – CA$140,000 / year
- Associate Curator of Living History · High Desert Museum$56,100 – $66,300 / year
- Curatorial Associate, Permanent Collections · Smart Museum of Art at the University of Chicago$55,000 – $60,000 / year
- L.R. Wilson Curator of Canadian Art & Culture · Royal Ontario MuseumCA$78,047 – CA$166,647 / year
- CHANEL Culture Fund Curatorial Fellowship · Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum$65,776 – $68,000 / year
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