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Museum Technician
Alternative Titles:
Art Gallery Technician
Museum technicians prepare specimens for collections, and
construct and arrange museum and art gallery exhibits.
A museum technician may perform the following tasks:
- clean fossil specimens, mould and restore skeletal
parts, construct skeletal mounts, re-assemble fragmented
specimens and make substitute pieces
- construct models and make castings or moulds of
artefacts and objects for display purposes
- mount and prepare objects for display according to
conservation requirements
- design and build display cases, mounts and other
exhibition presentation devices
- design, prepare and install display hardware
- receive, ship, pack and unpack exhibits
- maintain museum files
- supervise and assist other workers in the cleaning,
cataloguing, labelling and storing of specimens.
Museum technicians work mainly indoors, although extensive
field work may be required in some areas.
Required Skills - Museum Technician
- patience and a methodical approach to work
- able to pay attention to detail
- aptitude for design
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