Assistant Curator, M+ Museum

West Kowloon Cultural District Authority; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 420,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

M+ invites a curatorial coordinator to support exhibitions and public programmes focused on design and architecture. You will assist in maintaining object records, contribute to acquisitions, and help develop publications, labels and online content.

You will research topics related to design and architecture, communicate findings to the curatorial team, and work with learning and digital teams as needed, while contributing to museum-wide project development in a global/Asia context.

Qualifications

• recognised university degree in Design, Architecture, Art History or equivalent.
• 4-6 years of experience coordinating, planning and/or implementing exhibitions and public programmes.
• self-starter willing to learn, highly organised and detail-oriented.
• strong research skills with ability to conduct research independently.
• knowledge of 20th/21st century design and architecture, especially in Asia.
• excellent oral and written communication skills in English and Chinese; Mandarin is an advantage.
• candidates with less experience may be considered for Curatorial Assistant.

Responsibilities

• support the curatorial team in events and activities related to museum business and curatorial affairs with a focus on design and architecture
• assist in maintaining records of objects in the museum collection and support acquisitions
• independently research topics related to design and architecture and share findings with the curatorial team
• assist in writing, editing, and producing museum texts including publications, labels, and online content
• collaborate with curatorial areas including visual art, moving image, learning and digital teams when required
• contribute to overall development of M+ and project/programme development across the museum
• perform other duties as assigned by M+

Skills

English & Chinese

Strong research skills

Organised & detail-oriented

Self-starter

Asian design/architecture knowledge

Education

University degree in Design, Architecture, Art History

Job description

M+ is a museum dedicated to collecting, exhibiting, and interpreting visual art, design and architecture, moving image, and Hong Kong visual culture of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Located in Hong Kong’s WestK, we are one of the leading museums of modern and contemporary visual culture in the world. The museum reflects our unique time and place, building on Hong Kong’s historic balance of the local and the international to define a distinctive and innovative voice for Asia’s twenty-first century.

You Will Be Responsible For

• supporting the curatorial team in all events and activities related to museum business and curatorial affairs with a focus on design and architecture;
• assisting in maintaining records of objects in museum collection, supporting and making acquisitions for the museum collection;
• independently researching given topics related to design and architecture and communicating findings to the curatorial team;
• assisting in writing, editing, and producing museum texts, including publications, exhibition labels, and online contents;
• working with all the curatorial areas including visual art, moving image, the learning and the digital team in the above capacities when required;
• contributing to the general development of the M+, including the different stages of the project and programme development and working groups with various members across the museum; and
• performing any other duties from time to time as reasonably assigned by the M+.

You Should

• possess a recognised university degree in Design, Architecture, Art History or equivalent;
• have 4-6 years of experience in coordinating, planning and/or implementing exhibitions and other public programmes;
• be a self-starter who is willing to learn and highly organised and detail-oriented;
• demonstrate strong research skills and experience and ability to conduct research independently;
• have knowledge of 20th and 21st century design and architecture, in particular from Asia;
• have excellent oral and written communication skills in English and Chinese, proficiency in Mandarin is an advantage; and
• candidate with less experience may be considered for the post of Curatorial Assistant.

All related information will be kept up to 24 months and all personal data will be destroyed afterwards.

Data collected will only be used for job application processing. Your data may be accessed by our appointed recruitment consultants who have agreed to keep confidence of all personal data in not less than the standards applicable to us. Applicants not being invited for interview within 4 weeks from the submission date may assume their applications unsuccessful.

For more information, please visit https://www.westk.hk or contact:

Catrina Mok /[phone]