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Senior Costume MounterV&A
3 days ago
  • LevelSenior
  • ProfessionsCostume Supervisor, Garment Technologist, Pattern Cutter
  • TypeFull Time
  • LocationLondon, United Kingdom

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Description

Closing Date: 14-Oct-2024

The Role
The V&A is a family of museums dedicated to the power of creativity. Our mission is to champion design and creativity in all its forms, advance cultural knowledge, and inspire makers, creators and innovators everywhere. We share a 5,000-year-old story of creativity through exhibitions, events, educational programmes, digital experiences, conservation, research, and an ever-evolving national collection of over 2.8m objects spanning every creative discipline. The V&A is looking for a senior costume display mounter/conservator to join the Costume Mounting team. This role will support the museum with the mounting and packing of objects for loans, gallery displays and large temporary exhibitions, many of which go on to tour internationally. Tasks will include the planning of costume mounting, the masterminding, design and preparation of complex mounts and soft packing for contemporary and historic dress, including the construction of bespoke replica garments. The role will also include supervising and training contractors, managing teams of mounters, mentoring less experienced staff and leading the costume mounting for large complex exhibitions. The senior costume mounter will have advanced costume mounting skills gained through working in a museum, conservation workshop or private conservation practice. You will be able to demonstrate pattern-cutting with a high standard of sewing and construction. Experience of working on large fashion/costume exhibitions and an extensive knowledge of display mannequins is also essential. Applications close 14th October @ 23:59
The V&A
The V&A is the world’s leading museum of art and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.8 million objects, books and archives that span over 5,000 years of human creativity. The museum holds many of the UK's national collections and houses some of the greatest resources for the study of architecture, furniture, fashion, textiles, photography, sculpture, painting, jewellery, glass, ceramics, book arts, Asian art and design, theatre and performance.
Our mission is to be recognised as the world's leading museum of art, design and performance, and to enrich people's lives by promoting research, knowledge and enjoyment of the designed world to the widest possible audience. We strive to make the V&A matter to more people and in that context we work to the following six strategic objectives:
  • To create a world class visitor and learning experience across all V&A sites and collections.
  • Focus and deepen the relevance of our collections to the UK creative and knowledge economy.
  • Expand the V&A's international reach, reputation and impact.
  • To operate with financial and organisational initiative and efficiency.
  • Showcase the best of digital design and deliver an outstanding digital experience.
  • Diversify and increase private and commercial funding sources.

Skills Required

  • Pattern Cutting
  • Costume Construction
  • Sewing

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