for an art exhibition
In the context of the Qatar Germany Year of Culture, for the exhibition
German Encounters – Contemporary Masterworks from the Deutsche Bank Collection at the Doha Fire Station, the Goethe Institute and Qatar Museums are looking for gallery guides who are interested in giving art tours on a freelance basis with fixed payment in the period from October 1, 2017 – January 20, 2018.
With more than 115 exemplary works on paper including photographs, and paintings by 27 artists the comprehensive exhibition
German Encounters provides an informative overview of the development of German art - and thus also of the history of the country - from the 1960s up to the present day.
The main task of a gallery guide is to inform all audiences (different target groups according to age, origins, etc.) about the
German Encounters exhibition through guided tours and workshops. The focus of the mediation is to give regular guided tours of the exhibition to the general public with varying time periods. There will be everything from spontaneous short tours of 15 minutes to booked tours of 60–90 minutes. The working times are geared to an assignment plan and to visitor demand.
Short description of the tasks
- Welcoming and looking after visitors
- Carrying out single and group tours
- Workshops (if requested)
Requirement profile
- Advanced stage or finished university studies in the humanities and cultural studies and/or an educational field of study, e.g. history, art history, the fine arts, philosophy, education
- Excellent knowledge of either English or Arabic, knowledge of both is a plus but not required
- Interest or experience in public speaking
- Interest in pedagogical museum work and cultural education work with different target groups
- Willingness to work with all audiences
- Teaching skills / pedagogical experience and the ability to work independently
- Flexibility and reliability
- Confident and open appearance
- Enthusiasm for contemporary art
- Ideally, knowledge of German art history after 1945 as well as German history and cultural history
- Experience in mediating art and content are advantageous
- Presence at a training session supervised by an expert of the Deutsche Bank Collection on September 28/30, 2017
We look forward to your applications until September 3, 2017 to:
Maya.Roeder@goethe.de
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