Senior Curator, Asian Export Art, Asian Civilisations Museum

1 day ago

Singapore National Heritage Board Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Curator to join our team at the Asian Civilisations Museum. As a key member of our curatorial team, you will be responsible for developing and managing our collection of Asian Export Art, as well as planning and implementing exhibitions that showcase the rich artistic heritage of Asia.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and implement a strategic plan for the collection development of Asian Export Art
  • Plan and manage exhibitions that showcase the collection, including budgeting, scheduling, and overseeing implementation
  • Source and negotiate travelling exhibitions from overseas
  • Conceive, develop, and publish exhibition catalogues, scholarly articles, and related works
  • Respond to correspondence relating to the collection and assist the public and visiting scholars
  • Initiate and maintain strategic alliances with relevant museums, cultural institutions, community groups, universities, and other stakeholders
  • Manage relationships and partnerships pertaining to collaborative research
  • Work with the Director and Development team to cultivate and steward relationships with donors and Board members, as well as scholarly community collectors and dealers
Requirements
  • Ph.D in Asian art history, with at least 10 years of relevant research or work experience in a museum with equivalent focus on Asian art and cross-cultural studies
  • Demonstrated experience in planning and managing high quality exhibitions with a focus on engaging audiences in an accessible manner
  • Demonstrated scholarly achievement through publications or exhibitions and/or exhibition catalogues
  • Demonstrated experience leading teams and managing performance
  • Demonstrated experience planning and managing budgets
  • Effective communicator with excellent writing skills; Proficiency in English is a must. Competency in a major Asian language (e.g. Chinese, Japanese and so on), both as a language and with exposure to literary and historical sources would be advantageous
  • Outstanding organisational, time management skills and ability to set priorities, meet deadlines, and achieve targets
  • Ability to communicate and manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders from a wide range of backgrounds
  • Able to work independently and as part of a team

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