Experience

Limkokwing University of Creative Technology

• Malaysia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• curator

  • Feb 2013 - Present

  The specific responsibilities of a curator can vary from museum to museum. At a small independent museum or gallery, a curator may, in effect, be the manager. This would involve looking after the collection, operations, staff and volunteers. At a large national museum or gallery, on the other hand, a curator may be responsible for one specific area of the collection, for research in a specific field of knowledge and for the management of a small team of assistants and volunteers. Whatever the size of their workplace, a museum or gallery curator's job is likely to include: • responsibility for a collection of artifacts or works of art; • acquiring objects or collections of interest to the museum/gallery; • cataloging acquisitions and keeping records; • carrying out background research and writing catalogs; • displaying objects or collections in way that makes them accessible and engaging to the general public; • writing materials and articles for the website; • writing articles for internal and external publications; • planning, organizing, interpreting and presenting exhibitions and lectures; • collection documentation and management; • collaborating with other museum departments, such as education, fundraising, marketing and conservation; • writing bids; • negotiating loan items and external loans and the accompanying funding; • handling inquiries from researchers and the public; • dealing with and understanding computer-generated imagery and website software as part of enhancing the visitor experience and interaction; • budget planning, forecasting and reporting; • staff management, recruitment, annual appraisals and disciplinary matters; • staff training, promotion and development; • dealing with inquiries from clients and stakeholders; • liaising with voluntary groups, the community and industry (including schools, local history and other community groups), as well as grant agencies to secure sponsorship for events, publications and development projects; Show less