Museum Officer
Summary
Museum officers prepare specimens for collections, and construct and arrange museum and art gallery exhibits.
Duties & Tasks
Museum officers may perform the following tasks:
- clean fossil specimens, mould and restore skeletal parts, construct skeletal mounts, re-assemble fragmented specimens and make substitute pieces
- construct models and make castings or moulds of artefacts and objects for display purposes
- mount and prepare objects for display according to conservation requirements
- design and build display cases, mounts and other exhibition presentation devices
- design, prepare and install display hardware
- receive, ship, pack and unpack exhibits
- maintain museum files
- supervise and assist other workers in the cleaning, cataloguing, labelling and storing of specimens.
Working Conditions
Museum officers work mainly indoors, although extensive fieldwork may be required in some areas.
Personal Requirements
- patience and a methodical approach to work
- able to pay attention to detail
- aptitude for design.
