Position at Horniman Museum

Conservation Officer
Horniman Museum
Collections Conservation and Care
Salary up to UKP23,072 per annum

The Horniman Museum is <URL:http://www.horniman.ac.uk> offering an
excellent opportunity for an experienced and enthusiastic objects
conservator. Currently the Museum is working towards two new
temporary exhibitions, on the Americas 'From Amazon to Caribbean'
and a display on West African textiles.

The Collections Conservation and Care Section is responsible for the
care of the Museum's collections of Anthropology, Musical
instruments and Natural History. The collections are used to
illustrate the world we live in--our cultures, arts, crafts, music
and natural environment. The Museum is set in sixteen acres of
beautiful gardens in Forest Hill, South East London

Applicants should have a minimum of two years' post qualification,
practical experience in the care, documentation and treatment of a
wide-range of objects in a museum environment.

A job description and application form can be obtained by sending an
A4 stamped addressed envelope to the

    Personnel Section, Horniman Museum and Gardens
    100 London Road
    Forest Hill
    London SE23 3PQ

or you can visit <URL:http://www.horniman.ac.uk/more/vacancies.php>.

Should you wish to discuss the position on an informal basis then
please contact the Head of Collections Conservation and Care on +44
20 8291 8682.

The closing date for completed application forms is Friday 4 March
2005. Interviews will be held on Monday 21 March 2005.

Eve Sainsbury
Personnel Assistant
The Horniman Museum
100 London Road
Forest Hill
London SE23 3PQ
+44 20 8699 1872 ext. 151
Fax: +44 20 8291 5506


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