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Heritage & Museum Specialist
Role & responsibilities
Conserves artifacts, researches provenance, curates and installs exhibitions, develops interpretation materials, and supports education programs.
Key strengths
- Attention to detail24% (Job)
- Research skills20% (Job)
- Organization18% (Job)
- Communication14% (Job)
- User orientation12% (Job)
- Strategic thinking12% (Job)
What this means for you
- Research skills – Authenticates items and crafts accurate context.
- Organization – Manages collections, loans, and conservation schedules.
- User orientation – Designs exhibits that engage diverse audiences.
Typical tasks
- Maintain documentation, conservation standards, and stakeholder partnerships
- Curate, preserve, and interpret collections or exhibits
- Plan educational programs and visitor experiences
Daily work
- Guides visitors or leads educational programs
- Prepares exhibitions or collections for public viewing
- Researches artifacts and designs interpretive materials
Education & entry routes
Helpful but not mandatory
- Museum studies certificates
- Conservation workshops
Alternative pathways
- Collections Manager
- Exhibition Coordinator
- Cultural Heritage Researcher
Work environment
- Team size
- Works within small museum or heritage teams
- Typical employers
- Museums, cultural institutions, heritage sites
- People contact
- Regular interaction with visitors, scholars, and donors
- Stress level
- Moderate with project peaks around exhibitions
- Working hours
- Onsite hours with occasional evenings or weekends for events
Entry & progression
Common entry roles
- Heritage Researcher
- Museum Assistant
Next career steps
- Exhibition Manager
- Curator