An Assistant Curator II (Art) is mainly deployed on: -

• 1.assisting in the planning and organization of exhibitions and programmes, and education and extension activities;

• 2.acquisition, design, registration and interpretation of exhibits;

• 3.assisting in the management of collections;

• 4.conduct of research projects and production of catalogues and publications; and

• 5.project works relating to caring and keeping of artworks/collection and relevant administration/liaison duties.

Applicants should have

• (a)a bachelor degree from a university in Hong Kong, or equivalent, majoring in a relevant subject of Museum Studies, History of Chinese Art / Western Art, Art Education, Fine Arts, Design, Cultural Studies, Humanities or equivalent;
• (b)met the language proficiency requirements of 'Level 2' results in the two language papers (Use of Chinese and Use of English) in the Common Recruitment Examination , or equivalent;
• (c)at least one year’s full-time post qualification working experience in art administration or museum/gallery/auction house management; and
• (d)fluency in Putonghua and/or familiarity with computer data processing may be an advantage. Note :
• (1)Applicants should state clearly in their applications the major
• (s)of their Bachelor degree and result in the Use of Chinese paper and Use of English paper in the CRE. Applications from applicants not majoring in a relevant subject of Museum Studies, History of Chinese Art / Western Art, Art Education, Fine Arts, Design, Cultural Studies, Humanities, or equivalent, will not be considered. Applications which did not provide all information as requested or which are not clear that the applicants have met the entry requirements will not be considered.
• (2)All qualifications required should be obtained on or before the application deadline. Qualifications obtained after the application deadline will not be considered.
• (3)Applicants who are invited for selection interview will be required to produce the original copies of the official transcripts, certificates and the results in the CRE for verification and photocopies for record purposes. The application will be deemed unsuccessful if any applicant fails to produce the original copies of the required documents for verification.
• (4)The results of the Use of Chinese (UC) and Use of English (UE) papers in the Common Recruitment Examination (CRE) are classified as Level 2, Level 1 or Fail, with Level 2 being the highest.
• (5)Level 5 or above in Chinese Language of the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSEE); or Grade C or above in Chinese Language and Culture or Chinese Language and Literature of the Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (HKALE), are accepted as equivalent to Level 2 in the UC paper of the CRE. Level 5 or above in English Language of the HKDSEE; or Grades ‘C’ or above in Use of English of the HKALE; or Grade C or above in English Language of the General Certificate of Education (Advanced Level) (GCE A Level), are accepted as equivalent to Level 2 in the UE paper of the CRE.
• (6)Applicants with an overall band of 6.5 or above with no subtest score below band 6 obtained in the same sitting in the Academic Module of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) within the two-year validity period of the test are considered as equivalent to Level 2 in the UE paper of the CRE. The IELTS test result must be valid on any date during the application period.