The curator will work within the team of twelve curators and researchers of the Rijksprentenkabinet, as well as with the museum’s curators, conservators, information specialists and registrars.

The curator is responsible for the museum’s holdings of 20th- and 21st-century drawings and prints and is closely involved in all aspects of the scholarly research, publication and interpretation of works in this subject area. 

For a number of years now, the Rijksmuseum’s policy has been focused on building up a representative overview of Dutch prints and drawings from the 20th and 21st century, thereby doing justice to the enormous variety of art production in this period.

To this end, contacts are maintained with artists and their heirs, with collectors, galleries, and other institutions and museums, and an intensive acquisition policy is pursued. The curator plays a central role in all of these activities.

The main tasks are:

• Manage the collections assigned to this curator and oversee the process of cataloguing, and making the artworks accessible.
• Follow the art market and make proposals for acquisitions of 20th- and 21st-century works on paper by the museum.
• Research and publish about works on paper from this time period, both from the Rijksmuseum’s collection and in a broader sense.
• Organize and co-ordinate presentations and exhibitions.
• Communicate your expertise with both a lay and a professional public through publications, lectures and informal tours.
• Maintain and develop contacts with collectors.
• Represent the Rijksprentenkabinet in the art-historical world.