museum director
Museum directors oversee the management of the art collections, artefacts, and exposition facilities. They secure and sell works of art on the one hand, and strive to preserve and maintain the art collection of a museum on the other hand. Moreover, they also manage finances, employees, and marketing efforts of the museum.
Also called: museum manager, museum and heritage director, art gallery director, head of museum, director of collections, art collection director
- 25
- essential skills
- 22
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- cultural archive manager8 skills in common
- collection manager7 skills in common
- exhibition curator6 skills in common
- exhibition registrar6 skills in common
- museum scientist6 skills in common
- artistic director5 skills in common
- commercial art gallery manager5 skills in common
- spa manager4 skills in common
Essential skills
25- advise on art handling
- advise on loans of art work for exhibitions
- approve reports for artistic project
- art collections
- art history
- art-historical values
- assist clients with special needs
- consult exhibition organisers
- document museum collection
- ensure infrastructure accessibility
- handle artworks
- implement risk management for works of art
- liaise with colleagues
- liaise with educational institutions
- liaise with managers
- liaise with shareholders
- maintain catalogue collection
- maintain museum records
- manage budgets
- manage staff
- monitor museum environment
- museum databases
- plan art educational activities
- sell art
- supervise art gallery staff
Optional skills
22- advertise an art collection
- analyse packaging requirements
- classical antiquity
- collaborate in the development of marketing strategies
- conduct scholarly research
- coordinate marketing plan actions
- develop classification systems
- ensure safety conditions in storage rooms
- evaluate cultural venue visitor needs
- history
- install artwork in gallery
- investigation research methods
- manage fundraising activities
- manage rented goods returns
- marketing management
- marketing principles
- museology
- organise participation in local or international events
- paleontology
- perform fundraising activities
- public relations
- store goods
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