A gallery or museum guide supplies information and conducts tours for visitors in a gallery or museum. An entry level guide would perform mainly routine sales and service tasks under direct supervision. They may also be involved in meeting and greeting gallery/museum visitors, managing visitors’ access to exhibits and maintaining security. A guide may also be involved in maintaining records of attendance, and may assist with installing and dismantling exhibits.

In Western Australia's, it may be possible to work as a gallery/museum guide almost anywhere in the State, from Perth's numerous cultural institutions to the historic agricultural and mining museums in the South West, Pilbara or Kimberley regions.