Curator

Archivists and curators collect, appraise and ensure the safekeeping and preservation of the contents of archives and artefacts of historical, cultural, administrative and artistic interest. They plan, devise and implement systems for the safekeeping of records and historically valuable documents.

• appraising and preserving records for administrative, historical, legal, evidential and other purposes;
• directing or preparing indexes, bibliographies, microfilm copies and other reference aids to collected materials and making them available to users;
• researching the origin, distribution and use of reference materials and objects of cultural and historical interest;
• organising, arranging and maintaining collections of artistic, cultural, scientific or historically valuable items;
• directing or carrying out the classification and cataloguing of museum and gallery collections and organising exhibitions;
• researching, appraising, arranging, organising and storing historically significant and valuable documents such as government papers, private papers, photographs, maps, manuscripts and audiovisual materials;
• preparing scientific papers and reports;
• planning and implementing computerised archival and electronic records management systems;
• organising exhibitions in museums and galleries, promoting exhibitions and arranging special displays of general, specialised or educational interest;
• appraising and acquiring archival materials to build and develop an archival collection for research purposes.
• Examples of occupations in this unit group:
• Archivist
• Curator, museum
• Curator, art gallery