The West Kowloon Cultural District Authority welcomes exceptional talent with a passion to realize the dream of making The West Kowloon Cultural District the prime international and local destination for arts, culture and entertainment.
We are currently recruiting the following positions to join M+.
M+, the new museum for visual culture in Hong Kong, is currently building a world class collection of Contemporary Art, Design, Architecture as well as Film, Video and New Media.
1. Conservator, Paintings (Ref:14031)
You will be responsible for:
- monitoring the physical condition of the paintings in the collection;
- planning and implementing preventive conservation measures for the collection;
- dealing with practical work, treatments, examination, photographic and written documentation related to the physical condition of the collection for exhibition and storage needs;
- advising the curatorial staff on conservation matters related to acquisitions; and
- collaborating in the planning of the future Conservation Department of the museum.
You should:
- possess a recognized university degree in conservation with specialization in paintings conservation or equivalent;
- have at least 5 years of professional experience in treating, assessing and installing modern and contemporary paintings, preferably in a museum setting;
- have diverse knowledge in material preservation, preferably have familiarity and experience with cultural materials in South East Asia; and
- have excellent oral and written communication skills in English and preferable in Chinese.
2. Conservator, Paper (Ref:14032)
You will be responsible for:
- monitoring the physical condition of works on paper in the collection;
- planning and implementing preventive conservation measures for the collection;
- dealing with practical work, treatments, examination, photographic and written documentation related to the physical condition of the collection for exhibition and storage needs;
- advising the curatorial staff on conservation matters related to acquisitions; and
- collaborating in the planning of the future Conservation Department of the museum.
You should:
- possess a recognized university degree in conservation with specialization in conservation of works of paper or equivalent;
- have at least 5 years of professional experience in paper conservation, preferably in a contemporary art museum setting;
- have diverse knowledge in material preservation and photographic conservation, preferably have familiarity and experience with cultural materials in South East Asia; and
- have excellent oral and written communication skills in English and preferable in Chinese.
3. Registrar, Loans and Exhibitions (Ref:13113R1)
You will be responsible for:
- managing all loan requests (incoming and outgoing) for M+, ensuring all loans are carried out in accordance with the international museum standards and agreed lender requirements;
- supporting the curatorial team on the implementation of M+ exhibition program, including assisting with travelling exhibitions management.
- overseeing shipping and packing arrangements for the loans;
- monitoring the exhibition insurance budget; and
- overseeing documentation of loans and object locations and ensuring that all records are accurate and up to date.
You should:
- possess a recognised university degree in Art History, Fine Art, Museum Studies or related disciplines or equivalent;
- have around 3-5 years of experience in exhibition registration and/or loans management in a museum or arts organization;
- have proven organizing and planning skills;
- have a high degree of computer literacy – experience of The Museum System (TMS) or equivalent collections management system is desirable;
- have the ability to work both independently and also cooperatively with others in a fast-paced team environment; and
- have excellent oral and written communication skills in English and preferable in Chinese.
For interested parties, please send your application letter on or before 26 September 2014 along with your CV outlining how you fulfill the role requirements, expected salary and your availability, quoting the reference number and name of the position to:
Ms Catherine Lee
West Kowloon Cultural District Authority
29/F,Tower 6,The Gateway,
9 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon.
or via respective email address:
- Conservator, Paintings (Ref: 14031)
hr.recruit-2@wkcda.hk - Conservator, Paper (Ref: 14032)
hr.recruit-3@wkcda.hk - Registrar, Loans and Exhibition (Ref: 13113R1)
hr.recruit-4@wkcda.hk
Data collected will only be used for job application processing. Applicants not being invited for interview within 4 weeks from 26 September 2014 may assume their applications unsuccessful.
All related information will be kept up to 24 months and all personal data will be destroyed afterwards.
For more information
http://www.westkowloon.hk or contact
Ms Catherine Lee at 2200-0121