Museum intern
| Highest | $4,000 / mo · Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Experience | 0–1 yrs |
| Degree | Required |
| First paycheck | 4 years BA + usually MA stage |
Pay in the destination countries
Monthly, in US dollars. Each country is an Imora admission package — open one for that route's fees, language requirement and deadline.
| Country | Monthly |
|---|---|
| Hong KongIELTS 6.0–6.5 · HK–200k | $4,000max |
| SingaporeIELTS 6.5 · SGD 18–35k | $4,000 |
| United KingdomIELTS 6.0–7.0 · £11–38k | $4,000 |
| United StatesTOEFL 80–100 · $10–70k | $3,900 |
| FranceFrench B2 · €170–3.9k | $3,900 |
| ItalyIELTS 6.0 · €0–4k | $3,850 |
What does the day look like?
A normal day is usually 09:00 to 17:30 or 10:00 to 18:00, Monday to Friday. You enter collection records in a Collections Management System such as TMS by Gallery Systems, Axiell EMu, KE EMu, Vernon CMS, or MuseumPlus. You update accessioning records, help with inventory audits and récolement, draft object labels, wall text, exhibition brochure text, and catalogue bibliography entries.
Only about 15% is the part people imagine: developing curatorial concepts, choosing artworks, reading theory, and attending gallery private views. The other 85% is administration, logistics, and routine collection work: provenance metadata in TMS, loan request letters, checking crates, barcode location checks, email follow-ups, and cutting archival padding. You may handle objects under supervision with nitrile gloves, Tyvek, acid-free tissue, and archival foam mounts, use raking light for condition reports, and check gallery lux levels. Evening work happens during exhibition changeovers, VIP openings, and museum late nights, usually 1 to 3 evenings per month. There is no regular on-call shift.
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