Curatorial Vacancy – Haynes International Motor Museum

Details of a vacancy for the role of Curator at the Haynes International Motor Museum in Sparkford, Somerset.

As one of the leading museums and visitor attractions in the South West, with over 125,000 visitors annually, you will be joining a dynamic and engaged team of over 120 staff and volunteers.

The museum is looking for an innovative, enthusiastic and motivated museum professional to be its subject specialist, knowing the Collection inside and out, and able to preserve that information for the next custodians of our Museum.  The successful candidate must be proactive and keen to work in a fast paced work environment. They’ll strive to deliver a culture of exceptional service, ensuring our visitors and partners always have the best possible experience.

The Museum has over 400 vehicles and as a charity it has three core aims: preservation, restoration and education. The Museum also operates several businesses that donate all of their profits to support these charitable aims. It is essential that the successful candidate can collaborate across the organisation in order to help deliver the Museum’s strategic plan.

More information is available at: https://www.haynesmotormuseum.com/jobs/museum-curator-ft

Closing date: Monday 10^th June 2019

Learning and Engagement Vacancy at Haynes International Motor Museum

News of a job vacancy for the role of Learning & Engagement Officer at Haynes International Motor Museum in Sparkford, Somerset. As one of the leading museums and visitor attractions in the South West, with over 135,000 visitors annually, the successful candidate will be joining a dynamic and engaged team of over 120 staff and volunteers.

The role will be responsible for:

• Formal learning and schools programme for all key stages with a variety of education and interest groups
• Co-ordination of outreach programmes and events such as classic car shows and industry events
• Active management, development and delivery of planned and programmed visitor events and activities such as Discovery, Get Closer, half-term and holiday trails
• Research and delivery of talks and tours both on site and beyond the museum gates.

The Museum is looking for an innovative, enthusiastic and motivated learning professional to lead, develop and drive this work stream. The successful candidate must be proactive and keen to work in our fast paced and flexible work environment in this hands-on, varied operational role.

How to Apply:

Please visit: https://www.haynesmotormuseum.com/jobs/learning-engagement-officer-ft

 

 

 

Head of Collections and Interpretation Vacancy at Haynes International Motor Museum

News of a new post being created at the Haynes International Motor Museum at Sparkford:

“An exciting opportunity has arisen at the Haynes International Motor Museum for a Head of Collections and Interpretation to join the Senior Executive Team. The successful candidate will manage the Collections Department and lead the delivery of an ambitious and forward thinking strategy. The role’s responsibilities cover the full spectrum of collections focused activity including the day-to-day management of the collection, collections documentation, conservation, the delivery of education programmes and both temporary and longer term exhibitions & displays. The adoption of sector best practice will be at the heart of this work in preparation for an eventual Accreditation application.”

Salary: c£30-40,000

Further information about the vacancy can be found at: https://www.haynesmotormuseum.com/jobs/head-collections-and-interpretation

1953 Bristol Bus for disposal

The Haynes International Motor Museum are offering a 1953 Bristol KSW6B Lowbridge bus for disposal through sale by tender:

First introduced in 1950 the KSW was developed from the ‘K’ chassis, with the other letters representing ‘S’ for short and ‘W’ for wide, to meet the newly permitted dimensions of 27′ x 8′. Its design incorporated a sunken aisle to one side of the upper deck in order to reduce its overall height, thus giving it the ‘Lowbridge’ name. Bristol and Gardner engines were available and classified as KSW6B and KSW6G respectively. Production commenced in 1950 and continued until 1957 by which time the revolutionary Bristol Lodekka made the design obsolete. This example was purchased new by Southern National and operated by them throughout its life. Only tenders from museums or relevant heritage groups will be considered.

For more information about the tender process, additional images or to arrange a viewing of the vehicle please contact Darren Hammond, Collections Director at darren.hammond@himm.co.uk  or call 01963 442781.

Closing date for enquiries: 31 August 2017

HAYNES MOTOR MUSEUM REDEVELOPMENT OPENED!

Congratulations to Motoring SSN member the Haynes International Motor Museum at Sparkford – the new £35 million redevelopment which includes a brand new entrance, cafe and exhibition spaces was unveiled at a special event on Wednesday 16th April.

More details about the museum can be found at: http://www.haynesmotormuseum.com/