COMPANY DESCRIPTION
National Gallery Singapore is a leading visual arts institution which oversees the world's largest public collection of Singapore and Southeast Asian modern art. Situated at the birthplace of modern Singapore, in the heart of the Civic District, the Gallery is housed in two national monuments - City Hall and former Supreme Court - that have been beautifully restored and transformed into this exciting 64,000 square metre venue. Reflecting Singapore's unique heritage and geographical location, the Gallery aims to be a progressive museum that creates dialogues between the art of Singapore, Southeast Asia and the world to foster and inspire a creative and inclusive society. This is reflected in our collaborative research, education, long-term and special exhibitions, and innovative programming. The Gallery also works with international museums such as Centre Pompidou, Muse d'Orsay, Tate Britain, National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo (MOMAT) and National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea (MMCA), to jointly present Southeast Asian art in the global context, positioning Singapore as a key node in the global visual arts scene.
In 2020, the Gallery was the only museum in Southeast Asia that received a ranking in The Art Newspaper's annual global survey of attendance at art museums, taking 20th place. In 2018, the Gallery was also the first museum in Asia to receive the Children in Museums Award by the European Museum Academy and Hands On! International Association of Children in Museums. It also won the awards for Best Theme Attraction at TTG Travel Awards 2017, Best Attraction Experience, Breakthrough Contribution to Tourism and Best Customer Service (Attractions) at the prestigious Singapore Tourism Awards in 2016 for its role in adding to the vibrancy of Singapore's tourism landscape.
We offer job opportunities in our dynamic organisation. Working at the Gallery enhances and cultivates your love for the arts, and offers you a chance to be part of the Gallery's vision.
OUR PEOPLE
At National Gallery Singapore, we develop cultural leaders who make the world better. Our people are united by a shared belief in the power and necessity of art, and work together to create meaningful experiences for our visitors.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Build the Gallery's Library & Archives collections and resources through collaborations with curators, artists, artist families, art collectors, archives and galleries in Singapore and the region
- Maintain the digital and physical holdings of the archives, which includes fumigation, preservation & conservation care, digitisation, meta-data creation, accessioning, cataloguing and research
- Work closely with colleagues across divisions and vendors to increase access of the Library and Archive collections
- Oversee maintenance, updates and improvements of the Collection Management System, Website and Online Collections Search Portal (Library and Archives component)
- Work closely with Head, team members and curators to identify, seek and evaluate potential acquisitions through donations and loans of material to Library & Archives
- Project manage multiple digitisation projects in collaboration with team and curators
- Develop and implement best practices and professional standards through ensuring proper guidelines/ SOPs and documentation of unit's functions and processes
- Handle enquiries from curators or external researchers about the holdings of Library & Archives
- Assist Head in developing sustainable strategies and policies for collection building, conservation, discovery and access of Library and Archives' holdings
- Steward financial processes and utilisation of budget
- Develop resources, projects and programmes to promote access to archival collections
- Train and supervise interns and volunteers assigned to the Library & Archives
- Assist Head in developing and administering new programmes such as Research Fellowship and/or Artist Residency
- Degree in art history/ humanities / social sciences/ library or information sciences /conservation/ museum studies. Masters' degree in any of the above is a plus.
- Expertise and experience in using and managing archive and/or library databases
- Strong interests and grasp of Singapore/Southeast Asian art or archives and archiving practices
- 4 or more years of working experience in an archives or collections management or reference library role
- Willingness to travel to Southeast Asia for the purpose of building up the archive
- Expertise and working experience in the handling of archival materials would be advantageous
- Effectively bilingual (i.e. able to conduct oral interviews and handle text in at least two languages); Fluency in Southeast Asian languages would be advantageous
- Ability to supervise
- Excellent organisational, interpersonal and stakeholder management skills
- Able to work independently and collaboratively in a team
- Good research, writing, communication, financial and administrative skills
- Other skills: Microsoft Word, Excel
