Updates: Keats House Hampstead, and Keats-Shelley House, Rome
‘Keats Inspired’ Exhibition
The K-SAA is delighted to share with our followers that the ‘Keats Inspired’ exhibition opens at Keats House Museum, Hampstead, London from Wednesday 11 May.
Throughout his life Keats was inspired by earlier poets, including Spenser and Milton, as well as his contemporaries Coleridge and Wordsworth. Above all, he particularly admired Shakespeare, whom he called his ‘Chief Poet’.
During Keats’s lifetime and after his death, his friends championed and preserved his work, leading to a rediscovery of his poetry from the mid-19th century.
Over the past 200 years, Keats’s poetry has influenced and inspired a wide range of artists working in different fields and we hope this exhibition will inspire you to (re)discover Keats and perhaps try something creative too.
Our ‘Keats Inspired’ exhibition is open Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays & Sundays, 11am-1pm & 2-5pm and is included with admission to Keats House.
For more information check out the Keats House website and Twitter page.
Keats-Shelley House, Rome – Curator Job Opening
The Keats-Shelley House, Rome is looking for a new Curator to succeed Dr Giuseppe Albano, who will be stepping down this summer following ten and a half years at the helm of the museum.
Keats-Shelley House is an independent museum dedicated to the life and work of the English Romantic poets. It holds a unique collection and library and receives many local and international visitors. There is an active outreach and learning programme in place for International and Italian schools.
The Trustees of the Keats-Shelley Memorial Association are seeking an experienced museum professional:
to be responsible for maintaining the permanent collection;
to deliver a programme of events and exhibitions;
to develop digital outreach projects; and
to manage budgets and finance.
The successful applicant will also take a leading role in managing and developing the museum with responsibility for a small team of staff and volunteer placements. He or she should be educated to degree level and hold, or be working towards, a recognised Museum or Heritage qualification. Experience in museums or heritage sites is important. A demonstrable working knowledge of Italian and English is essential.
Salary: £45,000 per annum + pension contribution. A one-bedroomed apartment in the museum building is available to the post-holder free of charge
Please email your application (no more than 2 sides of A4) plus your CV and contact details of 2 referees to: ksmacurator@gmail.com
Closing date for applications – Tuesday 31st May 2022
