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Exhibitions Registrar | Bruce Museum posted Apr 11, 2024
1 Museum Drive
Greenwich, CT 06830
United States
Salary: $65,000 to $75,000
The Bruce seeks a highly skilled museum professional for a new role in its Collections and Registration department. With extensive experience in project managing exhibitions, the Exhibitions Registrar is responsible for all aspects of exhibition and loan logistics. Working closely with lenders and external contractors, as well as cross-departmentally with Exhibitions, Curatorial, Security, Development, Audience Engagement, and Marketing, the Exhibitions Registrar oversees the care, handling, and security of objects on temporary and long-term loan to the Museum. Reporting to th e Director of Collections and Registration, this role is a full-time, benefitted position.
- Supports loan request process, preparing loan agreement forms, and supplying the AAM General Facility Report, environmental readings, and other related documents to prospective lenders.
- Negotiates and oversees loan agreements and contracts with lenders. Manages insurance logistics with museum underwriters and provides certificates of insurance to lenders. Liaises with lenders, photographers, conservators, couriers, customs agents, insurance brokers, and transport agents in support of timely loan coordination.
- Arranges insurance, packing, and loan-related logistics, seeking competitive estimates and managing exhibition expenses relating to loans, such as administration and loan fees, packing, transport, conservation, framing, etc.
- Creates and maintains exhibition and loan records in museum coll ection management system as well as physical and digi tal files in accordance with the Department's records management procedures.
- Advises curators and exhibition preparators of all handling, mounting, environmental, and security requirements established by lenders.
- Prepares and completes condition reports for incoming and outgoing objects, organizing external conservation support when required.
- Produces and manages installation and deinstallation schedules, coordinating with preparatory staff, Director of Exhibitions, curators, security, and couriers.
- Conducts regular gallery checks. Monitors gallery environmental conditions
- Attends cross-departmental meetings in support of exhibition implementation and programmatic scheduling.
- Shares responsibility for image procurement for exhibition publicity and press, as well as publications, coordinating with Marketing and Curatorial departments.
How to apply:
Submit a cover letter and resume in PDF format to jobs@brucemuseum.org with position Exhibitions Registrar in the subject line.
Contact:
Kathryn Brous
kbrous@brucemuseum.org
(203) 413-6773 ext. 372
Salary : $65,000 - $75,000