Learning and Interpretation Intern (Engagement)

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.

The M+ Internship Programme is a unique opportunity for those who are interested in developing a career in the museum field. You will work closely with the M+ team full time for a period of one year, gaining both practical and theoretical training. This intake will take place from August 2025 to August 2026.

The Learning and Interpretation Internship provides hands-on training for potential museum professionals who are interested in gaining curatorial experience on museum education. Working under the supervision of one of our curators as their mentor, the interns will assist the development and implementation of learning programmes for community groups and access groups with different interpretation and audience engagement strategies.

You will be able to

• explore topics for educational research such as in-gallery learning activities for various community groups, including older adults, people with disabilities and their companions, artist-led pedagogy and creative educator practices in museum settings;
• develop deep understanding of inclusivity in the museum, museum education and curatorial practice through the content development process of innovative learning programmes and interpretive resources; 
• acquire practical training on the implementation of learning programmes;and
• collaborate with curators in the Learning and Interpretation team and support the operation of a range of educational events.

You need to

• possess a recognised university degree or equivalent qualification in education, cultural studies, cultural management, disability studies, sociology, humanities, social work or a related subject; 
• have strong interest in visual culture education and museum learning;
• be passionate about engaging older adults, people with disabilities and their companions and other various of community groups;
• with a proactive approach to the principles of equity, accessibility, diversity and inclusion;
• have excellent command of spoken and written English and Chinese (Cantonese);
• have strong organizational skills and detail-oriented; 
• be open-minded to learning new things and collaborating with others; and
• be required to work on some weekends and public holidays for supporting learning programmes.

Candidates with relevant working experience in educational event production at non-profit organisations is preferred but not required. Participation in creative self-initiated educational projects is a plus.

Please submit your application on or before 29 May 2025 via online application.

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.

29-05-2025

Data collected will only be used for job application processing. Your data may be accessed by our appointed recruitment consultants who have agreed to keep confidence of all personal data in not less than the standards applicable to us. Applicants not being invited for interview within 4 weeks from the submission date may assume their applications unsuccessful.

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:

Shelia Ng /+852 22000212

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