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Salaries for Senior Curators start at $100,000 per annum. Increase your earning capacity by conducting academic research and publishing your findings in peer-reviewed journals.
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There are 1,100 Museum and Gallery Curators working in Australian right now including Senior Curators. They are employed by both private and government-owned museums and galleries.
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Senior Curators are recognised academics who have a body of published research and writings. Your career pathway begins with a Bachelor of Fine Arts or Bachelor of Art History, then post-graduate and research qualifications in a specialist area such as classics and ancient history, indigenous studies, or archeology. Many Senior curators have a Masters of Museum and Heritage Studies. If you’re serious about becoming an Senior Curator, we also recommend contacting the The Art Association of Australia and New Zealand which is the peak body for art academics and professionals.
Source: Australian Government Labour Market Insights 2023
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Senior Curators research, develop, and curate exhibitions and displays at large art galleries and museums. They are confident leaders and communicators and have the ability to supervise a team of gallery curators and technicians.
As a Senior Curator you could be representing the gallery at an international event, developing a relationship with a significant overseas gallery, reviewing recommended collection pieces from a junior curator, negotiating the gifting of an important art piece from a private collector, developing an exhibition idea with the gallery team, or editing a piece of academic writing for submission to an international art journal.
