Australian GovernmentStudy Australia

Gallery and Museum Guides


Gallery or Museum Guides answer inquiries and direct and guide visitors in galleries or museums.

What the job involves

  • Meets and greets visitors

  • Controls visitors' access to exhibits

  • Plans, organises and conducts tours

  • Arranges entry to places of interest

  • Answers questions, provides commentaries, issues brochures and tour literature, shows audio-visual presentations, and explains components and procedures at tour sites

  • May assist with installing and dismantling exhibits