Author: Kelsey L. Petersen

Weekly Jobs Roundup

Weekly Jobs Roundup

Greetings Readers! Here are the job listings for the week of September 2nd! Northeast Assistant Registrar [Springfield Museums/Springfield, MA] Development and Communications Manager [IS183 Art School of the Berkshires/Stockbridge, MA] Manger, Content Strategy and Social Media [Museum of Science/Boston, MA] Curatorial Assistant [Worcester Art Museum/Worcester, MA] 

The Pillaging of Cultural Patrimony: Who Does Art Belong To?

The Pillaging of Cultural Patrimony: Who Does Art Belong To?

This week, the British Museum announced that it would return eight looted artifacts of antiquity to Iraq’s National Museum. These objects, including a 4,000 year old clay-fired cone inscribed in cuneiform, were illegally taken from the country following the US-led Iraq invasion in 2003. While thousands of priceless 

Weekly Jobs Roundup

Weekly Jobs Roundup

Here’s the weekly jobs roundup for the week of August 13th!

Northeast

Associate Curator of Education and Experience [Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA]

Museum Educator [USS Constitution Museum, Boston, MA]

Public Art Curator [Arlington Commission for Arts and Culture, Arlington, MA]

Development Assistant [JFK Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA]

Assistant Education Director [Museum Institute for Teaching Science, Quincy, MA]

Mid-Atlantic

Curatorial Research Assistant (American Art) [Cooper Hewitt, New York, NY]

Development Coordinator [American Visionary Art Museum, Baltimore, MD]

Assistant Manager, Membership [Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY]

Southeast

Collections Manager [Marco Island Historical Society, Marco Island, FL]

Collections Manager/Registrar [Appalachian State University, Boone, NC]

Assistant Registrar [The Historic New Orleans Collection, New Orleans, LA]

Midwest

Interpretations Coordinator [Mackinack State Historic Parks, Mackinaw City, MI]

Director, Education and Community Engagement [Indiana Historical Society, Indianapolis, IN]

Site Manager [Fulton Mansion State Historic Site, Rockport, TX]

Managing Archivist [Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Houston, TX]

West

Development Manager [Pasadena Museum of History, Pasadena, CA]

Manager of Docent Programs [Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles, CA]

Registrar [Center for Sacramento History, Sacramento, CA]

Curatorial Support Group Administration [Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA]

Director of Decolonizing Initiatives [San Diego Museum of Man, San Diego, CA]

Assistant Curator [Tucson Museum of Art, AZ]

Exhibit Projects Manager [California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA]

Part-Time Collection Management Internship Opportunity

Part-Time Collection Management Internship Opportunity

Description: The Fitchburg Art Museum is seeking a Collection Management Intern for Fall 2018 (September 4 – December 20). The Intern will assist the Collection Manager in overseeing the care of FAM’s collection of over 5,500 works of art including sculpture, painting, prints, drawings, and 

Do Pop-Up Museums Threaten the Integrity of Art Museums?

Do Pop-Up Museums Threaten the Integrity of Art Museums?

Fellow millennial colleagues, get ready: the Color Factory is opening in New York next month. This interactive and immersive exhibition features site-specific palette installations, including a massive bright yellow ball pit that participants can jump into, a room comprised entirely of confetti, and a larger than life size