Top London museums looking for Taylor Swift consultants

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by dean balsamini

London’s Victoria and Albert Museum is recruiting a Taylor Swift expert for a consultancy role focused on the world’s biggest pop stars.

‘Superfan Advisor’ pins for ‘The Most Educated Swiftie’ to join the museum’s mission to ‘Learn more about the V&A’s collections and current cultural trends that will inform the future of the Museum’s collections’ doing.

Salaries for the part-time positions were not disclosed, but the listing says they come with “competitive incentives.”

“As part of our application form, we would like to know what makes you the ultimate superfan.
What is in your collection and what in the V&A collection is relevant to your own collection,” the museum says in the job posting.

“Successful applicants will meet curatorial experts at the V&A who will share their specialist knowledge and learn about the history of these objects and why they are relevant to the future of art, design and creativity,” the listing says. It has been added.

Serious applicants should submit their credentials through the Museum’s website as soon as possible.

“This is a vacancy on a zero-hour contract with a closing date of 13 days,” the listing says, noting that the deadline is March 7. “We have the right to close this ad early.”

The museum boasts that its curators are “custodians of more than 2.8 million objects, books, and archives spanning more than 5,000 years of human creativity.”

That’s why we always want to know more about our collections, while at the same time acting as cultural trendspotters for what to collect next. ”

The Victoria & Albert Museum hopes to fill the seat by the time the 14-time Grammy winner begins the European leg of its Elas tour on May 9.

If you don’t want to dethrone Swift, then “Shake It Off” is the way to go. The museum is also looking for an omniscient expert on crocs, drag, emojis and a type of textile manufacturing called tufting.

According to Pollstar’s 2023 year-end chart, Swift’s Elas tour will be the first to surpass $1 billion.