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As a curator, you’ll use your organisational, research and design skills to create exhibitions and installations to inform and inspire people. Here you can find out more about working as a curator, including what you should study or work on to build your career.
Curators use their skills to manage and share valuable materials or information to tell a story. You might work in a self-employed capacity or for an institution at a range of levels. Your roles could involve working on funding bids, planning exhibits, advising on strategy or managing other curators. You might specialise in a certain topic or time period.
Curators are storytellers who work to showcase historical and artistic items. They use their passion for education and inspiration to convey a message to society, physically or digitally. You’ll be able to enjoy the satisfaction of helping historians and the public learn more about the world and be inspired by a fascinating exhibition.
Daily activities can include:
The average salary for a curator in the UK is £23,920. Graduates start at around £25,500.
You might need to travel in this role to help organise and deliver roaming exhibitions or collaborate with other institutions.
Some administrative tasks can be done from home, but you’ll typically need to work in galleries or other exhibition spaces at least some of the time.
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