Details

Position: Curator TheMuseumslab (f/m/d)

Employment type: Full-time

Qualification: Senior

Location: Mitte

Description: Duration: at the earliest possible date until 31.12.2026
Salary level: E 13 TV-L
Code: 08/2024

TheMuseumslab is a collaborative project designed to offer African and European museum professionals a platform for continuous joint learning, unlearning, networking, career development and perspective exchange on the future of museums in both Africa and Europe. Its primary objective is to facilitate connections that
bridge individuals, institutions, and nations across two continents, fostering engaged discussions on how museums can confront their colonial past, meet the present societal, global challenges and work together to actively shape a more equitable future.

The thematic focus of TheMuseumsLab encompasses critical areas such as digitization, provenance research, decolonization, and the presence of objects from colonial contexts in European museums. Moreover, the programme aims at sparking a joint reflection on a new ethical framework for international cooperation.

TheMuseumsLab comprises three Modules, taking place online and on-site in Africa and Europe. Furthermore, each Fellow participates in a one-week Residency in Africa or Europe in one of the institutions from TheMuseumslab Partner Museum Network.

Responsibilities:
- leading preparation and moderation for TheMuseumslab curatorial workshops (digital / on-site) including development of preparatory materials and comprehensive information packages
- coordination and development of programme formats with partner museums in Berlin considering
- evaluation results of previous programme years
coordination, communication and curatorial onboarding of speakers and moderators
- development and implementation of evaluation formats in coordination with event coordination
- processing of evaluation results and compilation of an annual evaluation report preparation of content for strategic board meetings
- processing project results for publications