Assistant Curator

M+ Museum

M+ is a museum dedicated to collecting, exhibiting, and interpreting visual art, design and architecture, moving image, and Hong Kong visual culture of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. In Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District, we are building one of the largest museums of modern and contemporary visual culture in the world, with a bold ambition to establish ourselves as one of the world’s leading cultural institutions. Our aim is to create a new kind of museum that reflects our unique time and place, a museum that builds on Hong Kong’s historic balance of the local and international to define a distinctive and innovative voice for Asia’s twenty-first century.

(This is a fixed-term contract position for one year, with the possibility of renewal subject to organizational needs and individual performance. )

Reporting to Curator, Moving Image, you will be responsible for: 

• supporting the curatorial team in all exhibitions, screenings and events related to museum business, and curatorial affairs with a focus on moving image;
• assisting in creating and maintaining records of objects in the museum collection;
• supporting and making acquisitions for the museum collection;
• independently researching given topics related to moving image and communicating findings to the curatorial team;
• assisting in writing, editing, and producing museum texts, including publications, wall texts, and object labels;
• working with all curatorial teams including visual art, design and architecture, digital programmes, learning and interpretation, and editorial in the above capacities when required; and
• contributing to the general development of the future M+, including different stages of the building, museum operations and programmes.

You should: 

• possess a recognised university degree in Art History, Fine Arts, Film or other subjects related to moving image;
• have at least 4 years of experience in planning, coordinating and delivering exhibitions, screenings or other moving image focused programmes, including but not limited to film, contemporary art, animation and digital culture;
• demonstrate strong research skills and experience with ability to conduct research independently;
• have knowledge of 20th and 21st century moving image histories, particularly from Asia; and
• have excellent oral and written communication skills in English and Chinese; proficiency in Mandarin is an advantage.

For more information and to apply, visit https://wd3.myworkdaysite.com/en-US/recruiting/wkcda/External/details/Assistant-Curator_R5617-2