Head of Interpretation and Collections

Head of Interpretation and Collections Location: Dudley Pay rate: £51,163 Contact: Permanent Full-time Hours: 37 hours per week, between 8.00am - 6.00pm (Monday - Friday with occasional weekends and evenings). Black Country Living Museum is seeking a new Head of Interpretation and Collections to lead our Interpretation and Collections teams. This is an exciting opportunity to drive the development of inclusive, creative, and audience-focused interpretation while overseeing the care and accessibility of our collections. Our collections and stories are at the heart of everything we do. The successful candidate will lead the development of engaging and historically authentic interpretation, ensuring our heritage is brought to life through compelling storytelling, collections, costume and display. You will play a key role in enhancing the visitor experience and increasing access to our designated collection for a wide range of audiences. What will you be doing? Leading cross-departmental teams to deliver inclusive and participatory interpretation interventions that support collections access. Developing sustainable solutions for collections care and costume development. Developing a strategic approach to the Museum''s collecting policy to inform acquisitions, disposals, site developments and public programmes. Leading on the development of a new interpretation strategy with audiences, inclusivity and access at its core. Delivering high-quality, inclusive and historically ..... full job details .....