3433-Gallery, Museum and Library Technicians

Job Title: 

Gallery, Museum and Library Technicians

Job Description: 

Gallery, museum and library technicians prepare artworks, specimens and artifacts for collections, arrange and construct gallery exhibits, and assist librarians to organise and operate systems for handling recorded material and files.

Tasks: 

Tasks include:

  • mounting and preparing objects for display
  • designing and arranging exhibit furnishings, display cases and display areas
  • assisting in setting up lighting and display equipment
  • receiving, shipping, packing and unpacking exhibits
  • ordering new library materials and maintaining library records and circulation systems
  • cataloguing printed and recorded material
  • entering data into databases and editing computer records
  • operating audiovisual and reprographic equipment
  • searching and verifying bibliographic data
Additional Notes: 


This unit group includes

Gallery technician
Museum technician
Library technician
Naturalist
Taxidermist

Specific Occupations: 

34331
Library officer

34332
Gallery, museum and related technician

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Source Of Info: 

Source: SINGAPORE STANDARD OCCUPATIONAL CLASSIFICATION 2015, Department of Statistics, Ministry of Trade & Industry, Republic of Singapore