Project Curator: Greek and Roman Provincial Collections

About the role:
The British Museum is currently undertaking a large project of documentation and registration of its objects. The Department of Money & Medals is playing a significant role in this project with the recent creation of tens of thousands of new records. This role will complement the ongoing documentation work by undertaking research on the Museum’s collection of Ancient Greek and Roman Provincial coins with a resulting improvement in its documentation. The primary focus of the role will be to undertake provenance research on the coins, identifying individual coins in archival material and understanding previous ownership of historic collections. It will also involve adding full descriptions of the images and inscriptions on the coins, as well as references to standard numismatic catalogues to the Museum’s collections management system. In addition, the postholder will undertake a programme of reorganisation of the collection of Ancient Greek and Roman Provincial coins. Finally, this role provides an opportunity for career development, allowing the postholder to develop and undertake a research project, focusing on an aspect of the Ancient Greek or Roman Provincial coin collection or its history and identify avenues for further research.

Key areas of responsibilities:
• To lead on researching and improving the documentation of the Greek and Roman Provincial coins collection in the Museum’s collection management system, MI+.
• To make the collection (and knowledge about it) publicly accessible via publication, digital, display, and broadcast.
• To work as a team member with colleagues within and beyond the department, and undertake some departmental administrative work
• To act as an advocate for the Museum and develop a good understanding of museums and relevant best practice.
• To assist with enquiries from the public in a timely manner.
• To assist in the general day-to-day running of the department and develop ideas for possible future research projects.
• Other appropriate duties as assigned.

About you:
• BA/BSc (or equivalent) in classics, archaeology, ancient history or a related subject.
• Experience with object documentation (ideally Greek and/or Roman Provincial numismatics)
• Attention to detail with data input and good ICT skills
• Ability to resolve people and projects management issues
• Be able to work as part of a team and independently, to meet deadlines.


The Museum offers a competitive benefits package including:
• Generous annual leave allowance of 25 days (rising to 30 days after 10 years’ service) plus 2.5 privilege days and plus bank holidays.
• Membership of the civil service defined benefit pension scheme (find out here what benefits a civil service pension provides).
• Free entry to a wide range of museums and exhibitions
• Participation in private and public Museum activities, including talks by leading curators from around the world and behind-the-scenes opportunities to learn how museums care for and manage their extraordinary collections.
• Interest-free travel, bicycle, and rental deposit loans
• Professional and personal development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Discounts on food and gift shop purchases

Additional details:
For more information about this role, please see the job description.

The interviews are expected to take place on Friday 3rd October 2025.

If you have any additional needs that we should be aware of to support you with your application, please provide details to [email protected].

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The British Museum is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We aim to create a working environment in which all individuals can make best use of their skills, free from unlawful discrimination or harassment. We value the benefits that a diverse workforce brings to a museum which represents world culture. The Museum is committed to ensuring that no job applicant suffers unlawful discrimination because of any protected characteristics. Our recruitment procedures aim to ensure that individuals are treated because of their relevant knowledge, skills, and experience.
We specifically encourage applications from candidates from ethnic minority groups who are underrepresented within our senior roles.

We offer a flexible way of working scheme that allows our employees to work remotely in a way that suits them and the organisation. We welcome questions and conversations at interview stage about how flexible working could work for you. We would typically see this role as working on site about four to five days a week.

The Museum also adheres to the HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) for pre-employment screening of Civil Servants.

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