Assistant Curator, Visual Art | M+ Museum — Hong Kong SAR, China

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. Located in Hong Kong’s WestK, we are one of the leading museums of modern and contemporary visual culture in the world. The museum reflects our unique time and place, building on Hong Kong’s historic balance of the local and the international to define a distinctive and innovative voice for Asia’s twenty-first century.

You will be responsible for

supporting the curatorial team in all events and activities related to museum business and curatorial affairs with a focus on visual art;
researching objects in the museum collection, liaising with artists, collection registrars and conservators to maintain accurate records;
assisting in the planning and development of displays, exhibitions and other visual art related programmes, reporting to the project curator;
assisting in the research and execution of acquisitions for the museum collection;
contributing to the writing, editing, and production of museum texts, including publications, wall texts, and object labels;
working closely with other curatorial teams including Design and Architecture, Moving Image, Digital Programmes, Learning and Interpretation, and Editorial, in the above capacities when required;
contributing to the general development of M+ programmes and events, including generating content ideas; and
supporting other ad hoc duties when required.

You should

possess a recognised university degree relevant to Art History, Fine Arts, Visual Studies, or other related disciplines;
have at least 4 years of experience in coordinating, planning and/or organising exhibitions and other public programmes;
demonstrate strong research skills and experience with ability to conduct research independently;
have knowledge of 20th and 21st centuries visual art from Hong Kong, China and Asia in particular;
have good oral and written communication skills in English and Chinese proficiency in Mandarin is an advantage; and
have strong organisational skills, be able to work collaboratively and with tight timeframes and competing priorities.

For interested parties, please submit your application with detailed CV on or before following date. Applicants are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible. The review of applications will continue until post is filled.

05-03-2025

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All related information will be kept up to 24 months and all personal data will be destroyed afterwards.

For more information, please visit https://www.westk.hk or contact:

Crystal Yu /+852 22000114

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