Museography Technician: Art Handling & Exhibition Setup

Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation; Lisboa; Presencial; EUR 18.000 - 30.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

The Centro de Arte Moderna Gulbenkian within the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation seeks a Museography Technical Assistant in Lisbon. Responsibilities include moving and handling artworks, organizing reserves, and ensuring safety and conservation standards are met during installations.

The role requires a graduate degree in relevant arts fields, 2–3 years' experience, strong technical skills, and fluency in Portuguese and English. Permanent contract; on-site position at the Lisbon campus.

Formación

• Graduate degree in Fine Arts, Sculpture, Museography or Conservation.
• 2–3 years' experience in similar responsibilities.
• Strong maintenance and preventive conservation skills.
• Attention to detail with good communication and time management.

Responsabilidades

• Manage movement of artworks per safety rules during requests.
• Organize and maintain reserves and ensure proper location of works.
• Implement preventive conservation schedules and order materials as needed.
• Support curators and researchers when moving and locating art works.
• Prepare artworks for lending and exhibition display with proper packaging and framing.

Conocimientos

Art handling maintenance

Conservation expertise

Technical art handling

Detail-oriented

Communication skills

Time management

Proactivity

Portuguese and English

Educación

Graduate degree in Fine Arts / Museography

Herramientas

Art handling equipment

Descripción del empleo

The Centro de Arte Moderna Gulbenkian within the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation seeks a Museography Technical Assistant in Lisbon. Responsibilities include moving and handling artworks, organizing reserves, and ensuring safety and conservation standards are met during installations.

The role requires a graduate degree in relevant arts fields, 2–3 years' experience, strong technical skills, and fluency in Portuguese and English. Permanent contract; on-site position at the Lisbon campus.