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November 6, 2023

Museum Job Roundup 11/6/23

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 …

Job Announcements, Jobs Listings

by Ellie Harrison

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October 30, 2023

Mother Love: Feminization of Water Moon Guanyin at the Boston MFA

“Guanyin, Bodhisattva of Compassion,” on display at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, is a sculpture made of painted and gilded paulownia wood, produced in about 1200 AD during the Jin dynasty in China [1]. 1200 AD was a complex period in which the southern …

Articles, Reviews

by Madeline G. Smith

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October 30, 2023

Museum Job Roundup 10/30/23

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:

INTERNSHIPS

Mystic Seaport Museum (Mystic, CT):
- New England Black and Indigenous Maritime Histories Summer Internship
- 2024 Frank C. Munson Institute of American Maritime Studies Fellowship

NORTHEAST

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, MA): Studio Programs Assistant Manager
Worcester Art Museum (Worcester, MA): Provenance Research Specialist
The Preservation Society of Newport County (Newport, RH): Exhibition Coordinator
Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art (Chadds Ford, PA): Associate Registrar
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College (Hanover, NH): Communications and Digital Content Assistant

MIDATLANTIC/SOUTHEAST

The James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art (St. Petersburg, FL): Registrar

MIDWEST

Museum of Danish America (Elk Horn, IA): Curator of Exhibitions

WEST COAST/SOUTHWEST

The San Diego Museum of Art (San Diego, CA): Exhibitions Manager
City of Allen Parks and Recreation (Allen, TX): Heritage & Cultural Arts Program Manager
The Menil Collection (Houston, TX): Imaging Services Specialist
Denver Art Museum (Denver, CO): Registration Assistant, Part-Time
Denver Museum of Nature & Science (Denver, CO): Textile Research Assistant – 2 Year Term
City of Monterey (Monterey, CA): Artifacts Specialist
Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums (San Francisco, CA): Associate Editor (Fixed-Term)
Harwood Museum of Art of the University of New Mexico (Taos, NM):
Anchorage Museum (Anchorage, AK): Registrar

Job Announcements, Jobs Listings

by Madeline G. Smith

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October 30, 2023

The Met, Manet, and the “Scandal” in the Great Hall

The Metropolitan Museum of Art (referred to as the Met) is a traditional art museum founded in 1870 by artists and the elite of New York City. The stairs one must climb to simply get in always reminded me of some kind of art centered …

Articles

by Ellie Harrison

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October 23, 2023

Going Batty – A Review of Bats! At the Peabody Essex Museum

Those making their annual pilgrimage to the Witch City this year should make time in between the ghost tours and psychics to visit the Peabody Essex Museum (PEM), located in the heart of Salem, Massachusetts. Though Boston-area residents are often familiar with PEM’s excellent exhibits …

Articles, Reviews

by Madeline G. Smith

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October 23, 2023

Museum Job Roundup 10/23/23

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:

Featured Job

Curatorial Assistant at Morven Museum & Garden (Princeton, NJ)

$25 an hour, part-time, 24 hours a week

Morven Museum & Garden has an immediate opening for a part-time, temporary curatorial assistant. The successful candidate will work alongside the curators to continue a robust exhibit schedule and maintain the museum collection. This is a 12-month, part-time position working on site. To apply, please send a cover letter & resume to jobs@morven.org by November 3, 2023. For a full description of this position please see the listing on our website: https://www.morven.org/jobs/curatorial-assistant

NORTHEAST

Norman Rockwell Museum (Stockbridge, MA): Curator of Exhibitions
Framingham State University (Framingham, MA): Summer Arts Program Manager (part-time)
Plimoth Patuxet Museums (Plymouth, MA): Wampanoag and Indigenous Digital Learning Coordinator
Farnsworth Art Museum (Rockland, ME): Internship Manager
Dia Art Foundation (Beacon, NY): Assistant Curator
Harvard Art Museums (Cambridge, MA): Assistant Exhibition Designer (part-time)
New England Botanic Garden (Boylston, MA): Community Education Coordinator
Museum of the Moving Image (Astoria, NY): Assistant Curator

MIDATLANTIC/SOUTHEAST

Historical Society of Carroll County (Westminster, MD): Library Assistant (part-time)
Heinz History Center (Pittsburgh, PA): Director of Learning

MIDWEST

Smart Museum of Art (Chicago, IL): Curator
Cafesijan Art Trust (Shoreview, MN): Manager of Education and Community Engagement

WEST COAST/SOUTHWEST

The Brinton Museum (Big Horn, WY): Curatorial Director
Amon Carter Museum of American Art (Fort Worth, TX): Assistant/Associate Curator of Photographs
Georgia O’Keefe Museum (Santa Fe, NM): Director of Learning and Engagement
Pipe Spring National Monument (Kaibab, AZ): Museum Technician
Western Archaeological and Conservation Center (Tucson, AZ): Museum Specialist

Job Announcements, Jobs Listings

by Lauryn Weigold

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