Sally G.
About me
| Sally G. | |
| History of Art | |
| History of Art | |
| Taught Postgraduate | |
| Alcuin | |
| 2007 | |
| United Kingdom |
My employment
| Curator of Decorative Arts | |
| Royal Collection Trust | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Large business (250+ employees) | |
| 2013 |
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A day in the life of a Curator of Decorative Arts in the United Kingdom
My career goals when I graduated
To be a curator in a country house
My career history
University of York BA and MA, 2004 - 08
Working in a variety of voluntary roles during previous gap year, and another year 2008-09
University of Leicester MA in Art Museum and Gallery Studies, 2009 - 10
Christie’s Trainee General Valuer 2010 - 12
Associate Valuer 2013
Royal Collection Trust, Assistant Curator of Decorative Arts, 2013 - 19
Royal Collection Trust, Curator of Decorative Arts 2019 -
What has helped my career to progress
York's strong academic record
Making my own connections and networking
Never underestimating the connections in the art world, people do know each other, reputations count, and they will remember your name!
Publishing my work early (first time part of MA dissertation in 2010)
Undertaking a variety of relevant voluntary work
Where I hope to be in 5 years
The same place! With a couple more exhibitions under my belt
My advice to students considering work
Never underestimate or miss where the next opportunity might come from
My advice about working in my industry
Work hard, play hard, be willing to move away from home if you need to
Contacting me
Questions about working in heritage/curating.
Anyone who didn't grow up in a city but might have to move to one to pursue their dream career!
What I do
Curate exhibitions and displays, research the collection, answer public enquiries, give lectures and talks at conferences, to public and to colleagues, administer short term loans of works of art to other institutions
Skills I use and how I developed them
Communication
Academic writing for a range of audiences
Connoisseurship
Teamwork
Individual research work
What I like most
Variety
Not a museum environment
Constantly learning
What I like least
Misconceptions about the job and the organisation
What surprised me most
The generosity of colleagues internally and externally, sharing their knowledge and time. The friendliness of the organisation.
Next steps...
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