Heritage Education Curator: Exhibitions & Programs

Ministry of Education; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Ministry of Education’s Heritage Centre seeks a Curator to preserve and showcase Singapore’s education history—from the early 19th century to today. You will research, curate exhibitions in physical and virtual formats, develop artefact collections, and manage education programmes for students and MOE staff.

You will engage partners and donors to co-curate special exhibitions and expand the collection while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Strong research and writing abilities with attention to factual accuracy and detail.
• Excellent command of English; ability to work with vernacular sources in Chinese, Malay or Tamil.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; ability to work both independently and in a team.
• Willingness to work outside regular hours for exhibitions setup and programmes.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research using English and vernacular language sources (Chinese, Malay or Tamil).
• Conceptualise and curate exhibitions for MOE HC in physical and virtual formats; lead regular exhibit revamps.
• Acquire artefacts, manage artefact care and oversee collection policies, documentation, and loans.
• Conceptualise, develop and implement education programmes for students and MOE staff; support outreach to communities.
• Engage partners and donors to co-curate and host special exhibitions and grow the artefact collection.

Skills

Research skills

Writing skills

Communication

Independent worker

Team collaboration

Education

History / Museum Studies

Job description

Ministry of Education’s Heritage Centre seeks a Curator to preserve and showcase Singapore’s education history—from the early 19th century to today. You will research, curate exhibitions in physical and virtual formats, develop artefact collections, and manage education programmes for students and MOE staff.

You will engage partners and donors to co-curate special exhibitions and expand the collection while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team.