·The Senior Curatorial Assistant will assist in the curation, project exhibitions and research requirements within the collections for the modern and contemporary period for the company
Supports the Chief curator in conceiving and implementing the displays for the wing, including providing
support in the management of rotations.
Supports the Preventative Conservation team on the weekly gallery overview of the permanent and temporary collections within the wing, ensuring follow-up arrangements in the event of potential technical and/or conservation requirements.
Develops and maintains the registration processes, including cataloguing and record-keeping of the wings collections to ensure ease of access to the repository of information to answer applicable questions on the wings collections and activities.
Researches, develops and updates displays labels, panels and narrative information for the wings collections and loans
Follows up in the production of curatorial, marketing, educational, cultural publications and exhibition-related materials including, but not limited to, wall texts, extended object labels and multimedia content.
Identifies the resources required to ensure that the curatorial processes and safeguards are appropriately performed and in line with health, safety and quality standards of the wings collection.
Leading public and private tours and educational workshops conducted on the wings collections.
Contributes to preventative and curative conservation actions within the Company’s collections.
Continuous research into artefacts and collections of the modern and contemporary period, contributing to the knowledge, understanding and techniques on current wing’s collections within Company.
Supports the acquisition process following international standards.
Commits to and undertakes appropriate training to ensure continious knowledge update on the collections within the wing.
Requirements
5-6 years post graduate experience
Experience as Curator Assistant in a museum or museum related institution
Fluency in Arabic and English
Must have Master’s Degree in History of Art, Archelogy, Museology or Museum studies
Experience as Curator Assistant in a museum or museum related institution is preferred