ISCO Occupation Group 1349.18 Museum Director
From Open Risk Manual
Definition
Museum Director: Museum directors oversee the management of the art collections, artefacts, and exposition facilities. They secure and sell works of art on the one hand, and strive to preserve and maintain the art collection of a museum on the other hand. Moreover, they also manage finances, employees, and marketing efforts of the museum.
Essential Skills
- Liaise With Managers
- Art-Historical Values
- Liaise With Shareholders
- Maintain Catalogue Collection
- Art Collections
- Liaise With Colleagues
- Museum Databases
- Liaise With Educational Institutions
- Manage Staff
- Advise On Loans Of Art Work For Exhibitions
- Supervise Art Gallery Staff
- Implement Risk Management For Works Of Art
- Maintain Museum Records
- Handle Art
- Document Museum Collection
- Advise On Art Handling
- Plan Art Educational Activities
- Sell Art
- Manage Budgets
- Monitor Museum Environment
- Art History
Optional Skills
- Collaborate In The Development Of Marketing Strategies
- Develop Classification Systems
- Classical Antiquity
- Conduct Scholarly Research
- History
- Advertise An Art Collection
- Manage Fundraising Activities
- Marketing Principles
- Store Goods
- Evaluate Cultural Venue Visitor Needs
- Analyse Packaging Requirements
- Marketing Management
- Paleontology
- Manage Artworks' Installation In The Gallery
- Public Relations
- Manage Rented Goods Returns
- Investigation Research Methods
- Coordinate Marketing Plan Actions
- Perform Fundraising Activities
- Ensure Special Requirements For Goods In Storage
Alternative Names
- Museum Manager
- Museum And Heritage Director
- Art Gallery Director
- Head Of Museum
- Director Of Collections
- Art Collection Director
