Assistant Museography Technician at Calouste Gulbenkian Museum

The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon is recruiting an assistant museography technician for the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum, which holds around 6,400 works from antiquity to the early 20th century. The technician supports the handling, installation and maintenance of works in the collection stores and galleries.

Duties include moving and handling artworks to safety standards, keeping the collection stores organised, carrying out the preventive conservation schedule and ordering supplies, assisting curators and researchers, packing works for loans and exhibitions, building display supports, installing temporary exhibitions, and receiving and storing new acquisitions.

Applicants need a degree in fine art, sculpture, product design, museography, conservation or a related field, two to three years in a similar role, strong art handling and preventive conservation skills, and Portuguese and English. The contract is permanent; salary is not stated.