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Museum Curator job description
A ready advert for a Museum Curator job in Libya, in Arabic and English. Post it on jobs.ly and edit it to fit your organization.
About the job
We are looking for a museum curator to manage, research and document the museum's collections and organize its exhibitions, preserving heritage and presenting it to visitors and researchers in an accurate, engaging way.
Duties and responsibilities
- Manage, classify and catalogue the collection in accurate records and databases
- Research objects' origins and history and write their labels and descriptions
- Plan permanent and temporary exhibitions and choose the objects and how they are shown
- Monitor the condition and storage of objects with the conservators
- Assess objects proposed for the collection and record acquisitions and loans
- Work with the Department of Antiquities, universities and other museums on research and loans
- Prepare educational programmes, tours and publications for visitors and schools
- Write research papers and reports on the collection
Working conditions
- Occasional travel to archaeological sites and other museums
Requirements
- Bachelor's or master's degree in archaeology, history or museum studies
- 3 to 6 years of experience in museum work or archaeology
The years of experience follow the level you choose when posting.
Skills
- Collections management
- Documentation and cataloguing
- Exhibition curation
- Historical research
- Preventive conservation
- Museum databases
- Scientific writing
- Public engagement
Preferred
- Knowledge of Libya's history and archaeology from antiquity to the Islamic period
- Good English, Italian or French for research
- Experience digitizing and photographing collections
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