Hello Ian, Today there are 106 curatorial roles in the Trust, compared to 51 five years ago. Coronavirus led to a £213m overall drop in income for 2020/21. This necessitated a major reorganisation, and the loss of around 1,700 jobs. But losses in curatorial and conservation roles were smaller than in other areas. Only four curators were made compulsorily redundant, while six others chose to take voluntary redundancy. Each region or nation has a Senior National Curator who combines a curatorial specialism with a leadership role. Other regional curators work across portfolios of properties. The 27 most significant houses now have a dedicated and expert Property Curator who sits on the property’s leadership team. A team of 16 specialist National Curators support areas including architectural history, pictures and sculpture, decorative arts, books and libraries, and dress and textiles. We are ambitious for the future of the houses and collections in our care. They have changed throughout their history and will continue to evolve. New research will lead to additional layers of interpretation; curators will continue to ensure that we tell the rich history of each place as fully as possible.
