I would like to work as a “museum curator”. Curator is a specialist responsible for the acquisition and care of objects, so… a curator is who takes care and who make the interpretation of heritage material organized in collections. For this reason, a curator works not only in exhibitions but also he works in make inventories, makes researches about it, he preserves it and participates in the diffusion (exhibitions).
In my case, I want to specialize in ethnological and archaeological collections. So, it is necessary to work in museums that engage in this type of research.
I want this job because I’m really interested in the link between objects and ethnology, but mostly because this job allows me to work in a more flexible way. I mean, this job allows me to link the laboratory work with a more creative work in exhibitions. I think this is the biggest advantage because despite being low-paid work I prefer to do what I love and not fall into routines, which would make me sick.
My expectations with this job are riding my own exhibitions with a critical approach, I mean to generate reflections about our society from the collections, and whith what objects can tell us.
But also I want to gain experience working in museums in many different places in the world, because in Chile museums are not considered and therefore, we can see not much development in this area.
It sounds like a good idea!
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