Seeking Curator for Contemporary Art

As a museum of contemporary art with a focus on design and architecture, Marta Herford provides a platform for critical engagement with art and contemporary social issues. The museum encourages dialogue across architecture, applied art and fine art, while maintaining a clear focus on contemporary fine art within its programme. The programme features internationally renowned contemporary artists, presented in regularly changing solo and group exhibitions that address socially relevant themes and foster critical discourse in the form of spacious stagings and socially relevant stances. Exhibitions are conceived as multisensory experiences that engage in dialogue with the museum`s distinctive architecture, designed by Frank Gehry.

Marta Herford understands itself as an inclusive museum that addresses diverse audiences and perspectives. Through its exhibitions, events and educational programmes, the museum seeks to make art and culture accessible as vital and relevant aspects of everyday life. It serves equally as a social space of learing beyond formal education, a site of participation and an individual museum experience.

Marta Herford gGmbH is seeking to hire as soon as possible a Curator (m/f/nb), full time.

Responsibilities
The range of tasks are essentially as follows:
–Conceiving and organising exhibitions in keeping with the Marta’s positioning as a museum. Supporting the director in implementing all the institution’s artistic programmes, especially the exhibition programme.
–Scholarly conception of and responsibility for producing accompanying publications and exhibition texts (digital and analogue) of the museum’s exhibitions, projects etc.
–Exchanging information and reliably communicating with the Marta team (the departments: exhibition production, education and outreach, press and public relations, administration, events team and visitor services), with the press, including experts, Marta Friends & Supporters and various cooperation partners.
–Accompanying invited artists in the realisation of their exhibitions, maintaining contacts with the regional, national and international art scene(s).
–Representing the director in political and especially expert committees.

Profile/Requirements
–Completed university degree in art history, art studies, cultural studies, curatorial studies, museology/museum sciences   or a comparable field with Master’s degree or equivalent.
–Several years of relevant experience in independently developing and realising projects in the field of contemporary art, experience with publications, well-grounded knowledge of international contemporary art and a broad professional network.
–Very good knowledge of German, English and optionally other languages.
–Experience in obtaining third-party funding and ideally exhibition-related sponsoring.
–Willingness to live and work nearby.

We offer
–Opportunities to realise exhibitions and publications in collaboration with a wellstaffed team in an inspiring museum.
–A working environment characterised by appreciation, trust and a positive team culture.
–Opportunities for continued education in the field and for travel.
–30 days of annual vacation and flexitime.
–A workplace in an office space designed by Frank Gehry.

How to apply
Please send your compelling application as a PDF (max. 7mb) to bewerbungen@marta-herford.de by January 11, 2026. The documents should include: a letter to Marta gGmbH describing your motivations and salary expectations and indicating your earliest possible starting date (max. 2 pages), a CV with certificates and references and/or contact information references.

Information on the application process will be provided by Claudia Johannsen, T +49 5221 994430-19.

The Marta Herford gGmbH ensures professional equality for all genders. Applications from all genders are expressly welcome. Recognised severely disabled persons will be given preferential consideration if they demonstrate equal atitude and qualifications (§ 2 SGB IX). Please mention any disability in your application. Applications from minorities who meet the recruitment requirements are expressly welcome. By submitting your application, you consent to our storing and processing your personal data for the purposes of this application process. You may revoke this consent at any time.