How Do I Become a Museum Curator?

The rare treasures Chen put in the museum are the traces of history they leave. Museum directors have a certain reputation and influence in the industry. They have profound knowledge and the ability to appreciate different people. They are good at identifying the authenticity of ancient products, have good ancient cultural heritage, and are good at managing and managing these ancient cultural relics and artwork.

Museum curator

(Occupation)

Organize and lead subordinate staff to carry out methodical management and operation of the museum, assign work and personnel appointments and removals to subordinate managers, and supervise the subordinates to work seriously;

Responsible for the development plan of the museum and lead the implementation of these plans;

Responsible for collecting cultural relics, organizing personnel to identify cultural relics, and providing guidance on cultural relics display and management;

Pay attention to the preservation and protection of cultural relics, regularly organize personnel to comprehensively maintain cultural relics, and prevent theft of cultural relics;

Responsible for reviewing and supervising museum construction and maintenance activities;

Raise funds for museum construction, approve the use of museum funds, check the implementation of museum budgets, pay attention to the use of funds and social benefits, and do a good job of balancing the two aspects of ensuring museum revenue and spreading culture;

Participate in museum publicity activities to improve the cultural quality of citizens;

Communicate with other domestic and foreign museums, organize cultural exchanges and cooperation between various domestic and international regions, carry out cultural exchanges and cultural relic exhibitions, and promote the national culture and national spirit.

Education and training: Bachelor degree or above in majors such as museum science, history, cultural relics, administration, etc., and a long-term National Provincial Museum Curator Management Cadre Training Course sponsored by the Department of Cultural Relics and Museums, Nankai University School of History. Qualification training for museum directors.

Work experience: Engaged in cultural relics, museum work or related work for more than five years, knowledgeable, have a certain appreciation of ancient cultural relics, artworks, and collections, have industry reputation and appeal, have ancient Chinese Han cultural heritage, love archeology, cultural relics , Professionals who are good at museum operation, operation and management, and are interested in museum business.

Depending on the level of the museum and the region, the salary of the curator varies greatly. The general monthly salary is 3,000-5000 yuan.

The director of a museum can be promoted to the administrator of the cultural bureau, the director, or a senior civil servant, and can be transferred to other administrative departments. You can also turn to cultural communication media, pawn shops, auction houses, foreign affairs exchanges and cooperation. ^[1]