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November 20, 2023

Museum Job Roundup 11/20/23

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 …

Job Announcements, Jobs Listings

by Madeline G. Smith

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November 16, 2023

We Need to Talk About NAGPRA: Noncompliance & Cultural Affiliation

Previously, we discussed what the Native American Graves Protection & Repatriation Act is and what it requires of museums and other institutions. NAGPRA is a federal law, so why do tens of thousands of ancestors and countless Native belongings remain unavailable for repatriation? Many institutions …

Articles, History and Culture

by Madeline G. Smith

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November 15, 2023

Museum Job Roundup 11/13/23

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

Paul Revere House (Boston, MA): Spring Intern
Peabody Essex Museum (Salem, MA):
- Collections Management Intern
- Art & Nature Center Intern
Vermont Historical Society (Montpelier, VT): Education Programs Intern

NORTHEAST

Colby College (Waterville, ME): Mirken Director of Learning and Engagement
Connecticut Museum of Culture and History (Hartford, CT): Project Cataloger
Historic Newton (Newton, MA): Curator
Windsor Historical Society (Windsor, CT): Program Manager
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology (Cambridge, MA): NAGPRA Associate Director
Berkshire Botanical Garden (Stockbridge, MA): Volunteer Coordinator
New England Aquarium (Boston, MA): Curator of Fishes and Invertebrates
The Johnson Museum, Cornell University (Ithaca, NY): Coordinator of Student Engagement & Public Programs

MIDATLANTIC/SOUTHEAST

University of Lynchburg (Lynchburg, VA): Daura Museum Registrar (part-time)
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (Richmond, VA): Schiller Family Curator of Indigenous American Art
Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum (Leonard, MD): Education & Exhibition Spec Lead

MIDWEST

Samuel Bak Museum: The Learning Center (Omaha, NE): Director of Education

WEST COAST/SOUTHWEST

San Antonio Museum of Art (San Antonio, TX): Curator of Latin American Art
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (Houston, TX): Curatorial Assistant, American Painting and Sculpture
Desert Caballeros Western Museum (Wickenburg, AZ): Curator (Fine Art focus)

Job Announcements, Jobs Listings

by Lauryn Weigold

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November 6, 2023

Museum Job Roundup 11/6/23

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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