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2.3 KiB

Competences — exhibition curator

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/691d30cc-6b2c-4025-89b4-3e719fe664c7).

Essential

  • advertise an art collection (skill/competence)
  • apply strategic thinking (skill/competence)
  • art collections (knowledge)
  • art history (knowledge)
  • art-historical values (knowledge)
  • coach employees (skill/competence)
  • consult exhibition organisers (skill/competence)
  • coordinate operational activities (skill/competence)
  • cope with challenging demands (skill/competence)
  • create new concepts (skill/competence)
  • create solutions to problems (skill/competence)
  • cultural projects (knowledge)
  • ensure safety of exhibition (skill/competence)
  • evaluate art quality (skill/competence)
  • have computer literacy (skill/competence)
  • inheritance council practices (knowledge)
  • interact with an audience (skill/competence)
  • listen actively (skill/competence)
  • manage budgets (skill/competence)
  • meet deadlines (skill/competence)
  • museum databases (knowledge)
  • organise an exhibition (skill/competence)
  • perform project management (skill/competence)
  • plan resource allocation (skill/competence)
  • present exhibition (skill/competence)
  • present reports (skill/competence)
  • provide project information on exhibitions (skill/competence)
  • train employees (skill/competence)
  • use ICT resources to solve work related tasks (skill/competence)
  • work in an organised manner (skill/competence)
  • work independently on exhibitions (skill/competence)

Optional

  • advise on cultural exhibitions (skill/competence)
  • anthropology (knowledge)
  • archaeology (knowledge)
  • evaluate cultural venue visitor needs (skill/competence)
  • liaise with financiers (skill/competence)
  • natural history (knowledge)
  • support public access to exhibitions (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 39 ads, as of 2026-07-11)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

Hard skills

  • exhibition development — 38 %
  • collection management — 26 %
  • art research — 21 %
  • budget management — 18 %
  • grant writing — 18 %
  • project management — 18 %