Administer affairs of museum and conduct research programs. Direct instructional, research, and public service activities of institution.

• Curator
• Director, Museum-or-Zoo
• Educational Resource Coordinator
• Historic-Site Administrator
• Registrar, Museum
• Research Associate
• Supervisor, Historic Sites

• Arrange insurance coverage for objects on loan or for special exhibits, and recommend changes in coverage for the entire collection.
• Attend meetings, conventions, and civic events to promote use of institution's services, to seek financing, and to maintain community alliances.
• Conduct or organize tours, workshops, and instructional sessions to acquaint individuals with an institution's facilities and materials.
• Confer with the board of directors to formulate and interpret policies, to determine budget requirements, and to plan overall operations.
• Develop and maintain an institution's registration, cataloging, and basic recordkeeping systems, using computer databases.
• Establish specifications for reproductions and oversee their manufacture, or select items from commercially available replica sources.
• Inspect premises to assess the need for repairs and to ensure that climate and pest-control issues are addressed.
• Negotiate and authorize purchase, sale, exchange, or loan of collections.
• Plan and conduct special research projects in area of interest or expertise.
• Plan and organize the acquisition, storage, and exhibition of collections and related materials, including the selection of exhibition themes and designs.
• Provide information from the institution's holdings to other curators and to the public.
• Schedule events, and organize details including refreshment, entertainment, decorations, and the collection of any fees.
• Study, examine, and test acquisitions to authenticate their origin, composition, history, and to assess their current value.
• Train and supervise curatorial, fiscal, technical, research, and clerical staff, as well as volunteers or interns.
• Write and review grant proposals, journal articles, institutional reports, and publicity materials.

• analyze artifacts to determine age or cultural identity
• appraise artifact value
• catalog or classify materials or artifacts
• communicate visually or verbally
• develop arts-related information or index systems
• develop plans for programs or projects
• develop policies, procedures, methods, or standards
• direct and coordinate activities of workers or staff
• evaluate documents or manuscripts
• evaluate photographs or art objects
• index information resources
• inspect premises or structure for evidence of deterioration or damage
• maintain records, reports, or files
• make presentations
• monitor and control museum or institution resources
• oversee execution of organizational or program policies
• plan art or museum exhibits
• plan or organize work
• provide information about facilities
• schedule activities, classes, or events
• schedule or contract meeting facilities
• use current social research
• write research or project grant proposals
• write scholarly or technical research papers