Table 1Transition record

commercial art gallery managertomuseum director

A commercial art gallery manager already meets 19% of what the museum director role asks for. The move turns on 19 required skills not yet in the profile.

From commercial art gallery manager

19%

Overlap1

To museum director

7 Skills carried over

19 Required, not held

82.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 82.3

This move: 82.3 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the museum director role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the commercial art gallery manager profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A museum director role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a commercial art gallery manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held sell art communication, collaboration and creativity
already held supervise art gallery staff management skills
already held install artwork in gallery handling and moving
already held consult exhibition organisers communication, collaboration and creativity
already held ensure infrastructure accessibility communication, collaboration and creativity
already held assist clients with special needs communication, collaboration and creativity

All 7 carried skills, including the 6 the museum director role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 40 missing skills fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 information skills 6 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held approve reports for artistic project required
required, not held maintain catalogue collection required
required, not held maintain museum records required
required, not held monitor museum environment required
required, not held document museum collection required
required, not held implement risk management for works of art required

optional, not held develop classification systems optional
optional, not held analyse packaging requirements optional
optional, not held conduct scholarly research optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held advise on art handling required
required, not held liaise with colleagues required
required, not held liaise with educational institutions required
required, not held liaise with managers required
required, not held liaise with shareholders required

optional, not held advertise an art collection optional
optional, not held collaborate in the development of marketing strategies optional
optional, not held perform fundraising activities optional

03 management skills 4 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held advise on loans of art work for exhibitions required
required, not held plan art educational activities required
required, not held manage budgets required
required, not held manage staff required

optional, not held organise participation in local or international events optional
optional, not held evaluate cultural venue visitor needs optional
optional, not held coordinate marketing plan actions optional
optional, not held manage fundraising activities optional
optional, not held manage rented goods returns optional

04 arts and humanities 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held art collections required
required, not held art-historical values required

optional, not held classical antiquity optional
optional, not held history optional

05 handling and moving 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held handle artworks required

optional, not held ensure safety conditions in storage rooms optional
optional, not held store goods optional

06 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held museum databases required

optional, not held museology optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a museum director role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 7 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held art history knowledge
already held assist clients with special needs skill
already held consult exhibition organisers skill
already held ensure infrastructure accessibility skill
already held sell art skill
already held supervise art gallery staff skill
already held install artwork in gallery skill

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 business, administration and law 3 supplementary

optional, not held marketing management optional
optional, not held marketing principles optional
optional, not held public relations optional

08 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary

optional, not held paleontology optional

09 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held investigation research methods optional

21 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held museology optional
optional, not held organise participation in local or international events optional
optional, not held advertise an art collection optional
optional, not held develop classification systems optional
optional, not held ensure safety conditions in storage rooms optional
optional, not held evaluate cultural venue visitor needs optional
optional, not held store goods optional
optional, not held analyse packaging requirements optional
optional, not held classical antiquity optional
optional, not held collaborate in the development of marketing strategies optional
optional, not held conduct scholarly research optional
optional, not held coordinate marketing plan actions optional
optional, not held history optional
optional, not held investigation research methods optional
optional, not held manage fundraising activities optional
optional, not held manage rented goods returns optional
optional, not held marketing management optional
optional, not held marketing principles optional
optional, not held paleontology optional
optional, not held perform fundraising activities optional
optional, not held public relations optional

31 held skills the museum director role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advertise the gallery skill
not needed by the target role apply business acumen skill
not needed by the target role build community relations skill
not needed by the target role collaborate with technical experts on artworks skill
not needed by the target role collection management software knowledge
not needed by the target role conservation techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role copyright legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role cultural projects knowledge
not needed by the target role curate artwork for exhibitions skill
not needed by the target role determine visual concepts skill
not needed by the target role develop artistic project budgets skill
not needed by the target role employment law knowledge
not needed by the target role have computer literacy skill
not needed by the target role hire human resources skill
not needed by the target role identify new business opportunities skill
not needed by the target role implement marketing strategies skill
not needed by the target role implement sales strategies skill
not needed by the target role keep records on sales skill
not needed by the target role maintain customer records skill
not needed by the target role maintain relationship with suppliers skill
not needed by the target role manage artworks' transportation skill
not needed by the target role manage relationships with artists skill
not needed by the target role monitor after sales records skill
not needed by the target role monitor artwork market skill
not needed by the target role negotiate with artists skill
not needed by the target role obtain sponsorship skill
not needed by the target role prepare exhibition marketing plan skill
not needed by the target role produce statistical financial records skill
not needed by the target role prospect new customers skill
not needed by the target role teamwork principles knowledge
not needed by the target role train employees skill

11 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held art collections required
required, not held art-historical values required
required, not held museum databases required
optional, not held museology optional
optional, not held classical antiquity optional
optional, not held history optional
optional, not held investigation research methods optional
optional, not held marketing management optional
optional, not held marketing principles optional
optional, not held paleontology optional
optional, not held public relations optional

Index

Other moves recorded from commercial art gallery manager

Full index of moves from commercial art gallery manager

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.