Assistant / Curator (NUS Museum)

National University of Singapore – Queenstown

Job Overview

The National University of Singapore is the national research university of Singapore. Founded in 1905 as the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States Government Medical School, NUS is the oldest higher education institution in Singapore. With over 8,000 artworks from Singapore, the region, India and China, the NUS Museum collection forms an important resource for the University. Working closely with the Curatorial Lead to develop lines of curatorial enquiries connecting NUS Museum's Singapore collection (including the Ng Eng Teng Collection and the Straits Chinese Collection) with the Museum's other collections and exhibitions, the Assistant / Curator (Singapore Studies and Art History) will contribute to collections development including acquisitions, systematic cataloguing of collections, and related research and archival activities, and create academic and public access to the Museum and its collections via exhibitions, publications and other programmes.

Responsibilities

• Work across the collections and Museum units to conceptualise and mount exhibitions in connection to the various curatorial projects of the Museum.
• Engage with campus and student communities and the public through exhibition tours, educational programmes such as talks and workshops, volunteer events, and others.
• Together with the Museum's Engagement team, develop workshops / training programmes related to Singapore Studies.
• Participate in acquisition and valuation processes as curator in charge of Singapore related materials and public sculptures.
• Develop research and archival materials pertinent to the collection.
• Write, edit and publish exhibition catalogues and other publications including websites.
• Develop public programs such as public talks, workshops and events in collaboration with the outreach team.
• Other administrative duties, such as committee and secretarial functions, as assigned by Curatorial Lead and the University Curator.

Qualifications

Location

Kent Ridge Campus

Organization

NUS Museum

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