York Castle Museum - Student Research Placement
Undertake a research placement at York Castle Museum working with the dress and textiles collection.
Applications for 2026/27 are open until Monday 4 January 2027, 11.59pm GMT.
Placement details
York Castle Museum has a collection of over 30,000 items of dress and textiles dating from around 1500 to the present day. The collection is Designated (recognised to be of national importance and international repute), and covers clothing and accessories, and many kinds of domestic textiles.
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History of Art Placements
Eligibility
Open to International (including EU) and UK (home) students.
Open to students in the Department of History of Art.
Open to students on the MA in History of Art (Fashion History) course.
How to apply
Application deadline: Monday 4 January 2027, 11.59pm GMT
Please submit your CV and a personal statement of no more than 800 words which explains your interest in, and suitability for, this partnership opportunity.
Your personal statement should focus on how you meet the essential and desirable criteria outlined in the project brief.
Please email your CV and personal statement to histart-placements@york.ac.uk by the deadline, with ‘York Castle Museum Placement Application’ as the subject.
Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed in the week commencing 11th January.
Terms and conditions
The successful students will spend Fridays for a total of c. 10 weeks on placement at York Castle Museum from the week commencing 8 February 2027.