Museum Studies Blog at Tufts University

Welcome to the weekly roundup! We do our best to collect the latest job openings and welcome submissions from the community. For more opportunities, we recommend the following databases:

• HireCulture – Jobs in the Humanities in Massachusetts
• Job HQ – American Association of Museums
• American Association of State and Local History Career Center
• New England Museum Association Jobs
• New York Foundation for the Arts
• Maine Archives & Museums   

Featured Job

Assistant Director for Education and Engagement at the Cantor Art Gallery at College of the Holy Cross (Worcester, MA)

Full-time position, salary range from $64,000 to $70,000 commensurate with experience and qualifications

The Assistant Director for Education and Engagement at the Cantor Art Gallery will support the Gallery Director in expanding and enhancing student, faculty, and public engagement with exhibitions, with a keen emphasis on student inclusion and supporting the operational needs of academic engagement with the arts on campus. Reporting to the Director, the Assistant Director will play a key role in situating the Gallery as part of a diverse intellectual community at Holy Cross. The Assistant Director will maintain relationships with academic departments on campus and with community partners to facilitate interdisciplinary and interactive experiences and integrate the liberal arts values of the classroom with the Cantor Art Gallery’s collections, exhibitions, and programming.

INTERNSHIPS

• Willem de Kooning Foundation (New York, NY): Paid Internship

NORTHEAST

• Arctic Museum at Bowdoin College (Brunswick, ME): Arctic Museum Outreach Coordinator
• Worcester Art Museum (Worcester, MA): Community Partnerships Manager 
• Memorial Art Gallery at the University of Rochester (Rochester, NY): Curator of Contemporary Art
• Tang Teaching Museum at Skidmore College (Saratoga Springs, NY): Curatorial Assistant
• Yale Center for British Art (New Haven, CT): Installation Manager
• New England Aquarium (Boston, MA): Youth Development Coordinator
• New Museum of Contemporary Art (New York, NY): Curatorial Assistant
• Museum of African American History (Nantucket, MA): Tour Guide
• Museum of Modern Art (New York, NY): Associate Educator, Public Engagement
• Museum of Modern Art PS1 (Long Island City, NY): Assistant Registrar, Exhibitions
• American Museum of Natural History (New York, NY):
  • Teaching Assistant (part-time)
  • Program Coordinator
  • Research Specialist
  • Senior Manager of Accessibility
  • Public Programs Associate
  • Manager of Evaluation and Data Collection
  • Coordinator, Youth Initiatives
  • Curatorial Associate
• The Studio Museum in Harlem (New York, NY): Learning & Engagement Assistant 

MIDATLANTIC/SOUTHEAST

• National Society of the Colonial Dames of America (Washington, D.C.): Great American Treasures Coordinator
• Philadelphia Museum of Art (Philadelphia, PA): Director of Student and Educator Engagement
• International Arts & Artists (Washington, D.C.): Registrar & Collections Manager
• McClung Museum at University of Tennessee, Knoxville (Knoxville, TN): Coordinator of Academic Programs
• Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art (Bentonville, AR): 
  • Museum Educator, Studio Programs
  • Assistant Curator, Modern Art

 MIDWEST

• Raclin Murphy Museum of Art at University of Notre Dame (Notre Dame, IN): Keough Curatorial Fellowship
• Indiana State Museums and Historic Sites (New Harmony, IN): Historic Site Manager
• Cleveland Museum of Art (Cleveland, OH):
  • Docent Program Manager
  • Studio Assistant/Community Arts Center
  • Manager of Adult Programs
• Allen Memorial Art Museum at Oberlin College (Oberlin, OH): Curator of Academic Programs

WEST COAST/SOUTHWEST

• San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (San Francisco, CA): Collections Information Manager
• Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History (Santa Barbara, CA): Associate Curator of Maximus Gallery
• Lucas Museum of Narrative Art (Nicasio, CA): Researcher, Lucasfilm Archives
• Dallas Museum of Art (Dallas, TX): Edith O’Donnell Institute of Art History Provenance Researcher (contract)
• Sacramento Children’s Museum (Sacramento, CA): School Outreach Specialist