New Job Assistant Museum Curator In Nova Scotia
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assistant museum curator
Company : Jobssummary / Indeed
Salary : $14.50 an hour
Location : Nova Scotia
Full Description
- Work Term: Seasonal
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 35 hours per week
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: 1 to less than 7 months
- Rural area
- Field work - historic
- Museum
- Recommend the acquisition of museum and gallery artifacts
- Restore and conserve museum and gallery artifacts
- Supervise technicians, assistants, students or interns, staff or volunteers
- Examine artifacts and determine the most appropriate method of restoration
- Research origins and history of artifacts
- Develop storyline and theme of displays and exhibitions
- Provide advice on display and storage of artifacts to insure proper maintenance and preservation
- Co-ordinate the storage of collections and setting-up of displays and exhibitions
- Provide consultation to museums, art galleries or private individuals
- Oversee the conservation, display and circulation of collections
- Research new conservation and restoration techniques
- Operate audio-visual equipment
- Study artifacts (objects and structures) to reconstruct past economic, social, political and intellectual life
- Conduct research into one or more phases or aspects of past human activity and interpret and document findings
- Assist in the restoration and conservation of artifacts under the direction of a conservator
- Assist in the research, handling and storage of artifacts
- Assist with the planning and development of travelling exhibitions and special events
- Classify and assign registration numbers to artifacts and supervise inventory control
- Construct displays and dioramas, build models, install artifacts in displays and prepare artifacts for storage and shipping
- Fabricate custom frames, measure and cut mats, mat enhancements and glass, and mount paintings, photographs and other art work
- Conduct guided tours of museums, gallery exhibitions and historical, heritage and other sites, answer inquiries and provide information
- Full time enrollment
- MS Excel
- MS Word
- Historical research
- Interpretation/guiding
- Curatorial assisting
- Conservation and restoration
- Cataloging
- Mounting/installing objects
- Display cases
- Lighting
- Own transportation
- Attention to detail
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Accurate
- Client focus
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Reliability
- Team player
- Initiative
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Interpersonal awareness
- Dependability
- Organized
- Are you currently a student?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- What is your current field of study?
- Free parking available