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Busan Museum to Recruit “Pre-Curators” and Museum Education Instructors to Foster Cultural and Arts Talent

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Busan Museum (hereinafter “the Museum”) announced that it will openly recruit pre-curators and museum education instructors for young people who hope to enter the museum field.
This program is designed to provide opportunities for on-site practical experience and to cultivate specialized professionals in curatorial and educational fields.

Under the Museum’s curator development program, five pre-curators will be selected in total—one each from three teams at Busan Museum (the Museum Education & Public Relations Team, Exhibition Operations Team, and Collections Management Team) and one each from two branch museums (Jeonggwan Museum and Bokcheon Museum).
Busan Museum is a comprehensive museum that showcases Busan’s history and culture from prehistoric times to the present day. Pre-curators at the main museum will be assigned to a team and will provide dedicated support across key work areas, including exhibition planning, collections management, and education program operations.
Jeonggwan Museum operates exhibitions and educational programs centered on daily life during the Three Kingdoms period, while Bokcheon Museum develops exhibition and educational content linked to Gaya artifacts excavated from the Bokcheon-dong Ancient Tombs. Pre-curators at these branch museums can play a role in promoting the value of Busan’s ancient cultural heritage.

Eligibility is limited to Busan residents aged 18 to 39 (as registered in the resident registration system; born between 1987 and 2008) who have graduated from a relevant four-year university program (including those expected to graduate in February 2026) or have completed coursework in a graduate program or higher. Pre-curators at each institution are full-time and must be able to work on-site in an office-based setting.

Applications for Busan Museum will be accepted from 9:00 a.m. on the 21st to 6:00 p.m. on the 22nd. Document screening results will be announced on February 2. Interviews are scheduled to take place on February 9–10, and final successful candidates will work at each institution for nine months—from March through November—gaining on-site practical experience.
Bokcheon Museum and Jeonggwan Museum will operate separate recruitment schedules. Details can be found on each museum’s website: Bokcheon Museum, Jeonggwan Museum.

The Museum will recruit qualified professionals as museum education instructors who majored in museum-related fields or have relevant practical experience. Those selected will carry out instructional activities in line with the schedules of major programs for elementary school children.

Museum education instructors will serve for one year, from March 2026 through February 2027, teaching on-site in educational programs operated by Busan Museum, including “Museum on Weekends,” “Museum in Summer,” “Dream Dream Museum,” and “Visiting Busan History Stories.” Around 10 instructors are planned to be selected.
Applicants may apply if they hold a bachelor’s degree or higher in museum, art, or arts-related fields. For those without a relevant major, enrollment in a master’s program or higher is required. Applicants may also qualify if they have at least one year of work experience in history or art education at a museum registered with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, or if they hold a Cultural Arts Education Instructor certificate and have experience planning and operating education programs for the public.

Applications will be accepted from 9:00 a.m. on January 27 to 6:00 p.m. on January 30, either by email or in person.
Shortlisted candidates must submit a lesson plan for an elementary school audience at the interview and deliver a five-minute demonstration lesson. Final results are scheduled to be announced on February 24.

Detailed information on recruitment will be available on the Busan Museum website (museum.busan.go.kr) after the 14th (museum education instructors) and after the 15th (pre-curators). After the recruitment notice is posted on the website, inquiries may also be made by phone to the Museum Education & Public Relations Team (051-610-7185).

Jeong Eun-woo, Director of Busan Museum, said, “We will provide young people who hope to enter the museum field with on-site practical experience and cultivate specialized professionals who will contribute to the development of local culture and the arts,” adding, “We hope that our pre-curators and museum education instructors will grow into capable cultural messengers who share Busan’s history and culture.”