Digital dark times: Salaries in digital preservation

The Serpentine is one of the world’s most renowned art galleries. Their exhibitions as varied as Gerhard Richter, Damien Hirst, and Marina Abramović. They don’t hold a permanent collection, instead, they provide a space for temporary collections and an annual pavilion, the pavilion designed by luminaries such as Zaha Hadid, Frank Gehry, and Ai Weiwei.

Given a recent job posting it looks like they are looking at maintaining their memory better and branching out into digital preservation.

Here’s the kicker — its salary band is GBP 35,000 to GBP 38,000. So it must be an entry level position, especially in London, right?

Well, let’s see what they want you to do for that price tag…

I have some initial #hot-takes and thoughts on the #HodgeReview on #ArtsCouncilEngland.

Yes: keep arms-length, replace #LetsCreate, change funding model, replace #Grantium and #Illuminate, and absolutely reform reporting - existing model is *not* working. Read more on my blog.

http://mattkirby.com/2025/12/17/some-thoughts-on-the-hodge-review/