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The Asian Civilisations Museum is seeking a highly skilled and experienced professional to join our team as a Curatorial Specialist. This is an exciting opportunity to work with a diverse range of cultural and artistic collections, and to contribute to the development of exhibitions and programs that showcase the rich artistic heritage of Asia.

• Conceptualise and develop storylines and themes for permanent galleries and special exhibitions related to Design, especially product design and fashion.
• Work collaboratively with collection managers, conservators, designers, and related parties to set up and project manage exhibitions.
• Provide administrative support for curatorial activities and manage curatorial projects, including academic conferences and community consultations.
• Conceive, develop, and publish exhibition catalogues, scholarly articles, and related works, including via digital formats.
• Actively collaborate with all museum departments, including education, programming, marketing, and philanthropy.
• In-depth involvement in acquisition of new artefacts, maintaining relationships with donors, cultivating new patrons, and securing loans of collections and objects from other institutions and private collectors.
• Foster and maintain good working relationships with existing and potential patrons, trustees, key stakeholders, and museum colleagues across the country and abroad, as well as with the academic community, art dealers, and collectors.
• Actively collaborate with and support industry partners in Singapore/Southeast Asia/Asia, through creating special displays and organising programs such as talks and workshops.

• Background in art or design history preferred: good knowledge of 20th-21st-design, or in the history of design in Singapore/Southeast Asia/Asia, with an emphasis on contemporary practices (post 1950s).
• Express strong interest and possess specialised knowledge in product design and fashion.
• For Curator, familiarity with the principal industry partners, artisans and craftsmen in Singapore/Southeast Asia/Asia preferred.
• Preferably at least two years for Assistant Curator and at least five years for Curator level of relevant research or work experience, preferably in a museum and/or related design institution.
• Excellent research and writing skills, with proficiency in English. Proficiency in an Asian language would be advantageous.
• Strong organisational, project management, and inter-personal skills, able to work independently and as part of a team.