The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, located on the beautiful Country Club Plaza in Kansas City, Missouri — Named one of America’s “coolist” and “up and coming” cities by the Huffington Post — is seeking an Associate Curator, European Painting and Sculpture as a member of the European Arts Department.
The Associate Curator contributes to all aspects of departmental operations which includes assisting with the care, display, interpretation, promotion and publication of the permanent collection; overseeing print gallery rotations; re-installing the permanent galleries; developing future exhibitions; educating the general public and employees through lectures, in-gallery talks and docent training; and to attain funding for projects and acquisitions through the supervision of grant applications and cultivation of donors.
Accountabilities
  1. Permanent Collection – Participates in all aspects of the department including the care, conservation, display, interpretation, promotion and publication of the permanent collection.
  2. Exhibitions – Organizes and oversees innovative and creative exhibitions.
  3. Education and Interpretation – Develops didactic material for the permanent collection and exhibitions through collaboration with the Museum’s education staff and educates the general public and employees through lectures, in-gallery talks and docent training.
  4. Publications – Continues scholarly and provenance research on the collections,  as well as publishing independent scholarly articles related to their field of study. Contributes to the cataloging efforts of the department, inputting data into TMS, the collections management database, and contributes to the departmental presence on the museum’s website.
  5. Gallery Management – Participates in the arrangement of art in the current galleries, the redesign and re-installation of new galleries and conservation of each object.

Job Requirements

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

  • A Master’s degree in art history, plus additional graduate work beyond the Master’s level.
  • Preferred education: PhD or substantial research and knowledge of European painting and sculpture pre-19th century (Medieval to 1800).
  • Minimum 2 years of previous experience in a curatorial capacity at an art museum with experience managing the work of interns and/or research assistants.
  • Minimum of 2 years of previous experience curating and leading small or large scale exhibition projects, gallery rotations, and/or renovations.
  • Must have excellent credentials and be recognized in some field of Medieval to Baroque art.
  • Demonstrated oral and written communication skills are necessary.
  • Foreign language skills; particularly Italian or German.
  • Proficiency in MS Office Applications (Word, Outlook).
?Personal Characteristics
The successful candidate should be:
  • Have an abiding belief in the museum’s mission and vision, and the ability to articulate this in a persuasive and inspiring manner.
  • Demonstrated passion for the visual arts, with a strong commitment to making art collections more accessible and meaningful to the general public.
  • A strong work ethic coupled with an assertive but non-abrasive manner. The successful candidate will be a highly energetic, hands-on individual.
  • Must possess confidence, maturity, professionalism and integrity that is beyond reproach.
  • A highly organized multi-tasker, able to balance several projects simultaneously in a timely and fiscally sound fashion.?
  • Results-oriented, adept at seeing the big-picture, planning, prioritizing, organizing and following through; a hard worker with a high energy level.
  • Emotionally mature with a sense of humor and an ability to maintain balance and perspective.
  • Possesses a sophisticated understanding of what relationships are important to the institution and how to leverage them to meet the overall mission.
  • Sees and acts on the need to gain broad support for ideas and initiatives; consistently engages others throughout the organization to gain buy-in and commitment.
  • High emotional intelligence (EQ) with the ability to build and sustain productive and positive relationships in and outside of the institution.

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