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Museum or Art Gallery Technician
Prepares specimens, artefacts and artworks for collections, and
arranges and constructs gallery exhibits.
Skill Level:
The entry requirement for this occupation is an AQF Diploma
or higher qualification or at least 3 years relevant experience. In
some instances relevant experience is required in addition to
the formal qualification.
Tasks Include:
- mounts and prepares objects for display
- designs and arranges exhibit furnishings, display cases and
display areas
- assists in setting up lighting and display equipment
- receives, ships, packs and unpacks exhibits
- constructs protective containers for travelling exhibits
- maintains museum and gallery files
- supervises and assists other workers cleaning, cataloguing,
labelling and storing specimens
- may construct models and make castings or moulds of
artefacts and objects for display purposes
- may clean rock matrix from fossil specimens, mould and
restore skeletal parts, construct skeletal mounts, reassemble
fragmented specimens and fabricate substitute pieces
Specialisations:
Taxidermist
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