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Curator
This is an all-embracing term for someone with responsibility for a collection of objects, be it paintings, rocks, stuffed animals, tools, or anything else.
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Conservator
Conservators are the people that preserve and sometimes restore cultural collections. They have to be expert at understanding why and how artefacts deteriorate, as well as knowing how to give them a new lease of life.
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Education worker
Museum educators work with all ages - primary and secondary school groups plus adult learners and teachers - using a mix of formal and informal teaching.
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Outreach worker
Many museums are employing outreach workers to work outside the museum with local groups and communities.
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Collections manager
Collections managers ensure that objects are properly cared for, often managing storage, conservation and recording keeping associated with objects.
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Visitor services
Visitor services staff are often expected to take guided tours of the museum, staff the information desk, answer general inquiries, run the shop and the café.
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Registrar
Registrars tend only to exist in national and larger regional museums. Their job is to record information about objects.
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Documentation officer
Keeping accurate information about the objects in their care - their function and provenance - is a basic function of all museums, and the job of documentation officers.
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Exhibitions officer
Exhibition specialists organise, set up and sometimes buy in exhibitions to the museum or gallery.
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Museum/gallery assistant
Assistants help maintain gallery security and they answer visitor queries and generally help out with events and exhibitions.
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Photographer
Photographers can have a range of roles, from documenting collections to manipulating digital images and managing digitisation projects.
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Fundraiser
To be a fundraiser for a museum you will need to demonstrate an interest in and understanding of the way the museums sector is funded.
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This is an all-embracing term for someone with responsibility for a collection of objects, be it paintings, rocks, stuffed animals, tools, or anything else.
Job description
Case study
Conservator
Conservators are the people that preserve and sometimes restore cultural collections. They have to be expert at understanding why and how artefacts deteriorate, as well as knowing how to give them a new lease of life.
Job description
Case study
Education worker
Museum educators work with all ages - primary and secondary school groups plus adult learners and teachers - using a mix of formal and informal teaching.
Job description
Outreach worker
Many museums are employing outreach workers to work outside the museum with local groups and communities.
Job description
Collections manager
Collections managers ensure that objects are properly cared for, often managing storage, conservation and recording keeping associated with objects.
Job description
Visitor services
Visitor services staff are often expected to take guided tours of the museum, staff the information desk, answer general inquiries, run the shop and the café.
Job description
Case study
Registrar
Registrars tend only to exist in national and larger regional museums. Their job is to record information about objects.
Job description
Case study
Documentation officer
Keeping accurate information about the objects in their care - their function and provenance - is a basic function of all museums, and the job of documentation officers.
Job description
Case study
Exhibitions officer
Exhibition specialists organise, set up and sometimes buy in exhibitions to the museum or gallery.
Job description
Case study
Museum/gallery assistant
Assistants help maintain gallery security and they answer visitor queries and generally help out with events and exhibitions.
Job description
Case study
Photographer
Photographers can have a range of roles, from documenting collections to manipulating digital images and managing digitisation projects.
Job description
Case study
Fundraiser
To be a fundraiser for a museum you will need to demonstrate an interest in and understanding of the way the museums sector is funded.
Job description
Case study
Click here for more case studies from the Creative Choices website
