Assistant Registrar, Exhibitions (Regular, Full-Time)
Registration & Collections
Reporting to the Senior Associate Registrar, the Assistant Registrar, Exhibitions will organize and manage exhibitions both onsite at LACMA and traveling exhibitions in collaboration with museums across the country.
Responsibilities:
- Review facility reports and exhibition agreements with collaborating institutions; communicate LACMA’s conservation, installation and security requirements, and ensure requirements are met
- Review and negotiate loan agreements with lenders, and communicate conservation, installation and Security requirements to staff
- Work with LACMA staff and collaborating institutions to make crating, shipping, and courier Arrangements
- Plan and manage the installation and de-installation schedules for each exhibition
- Assemble and maintain digital condition reports
- Take packing notes during installations
- Create installation notes for traveling exhibitions
- Travel with exhibitions to oversee installation/de-installations of LACMA-organized exhibitions at other venues.
Benefits:
- The expected hourly for this Los Angeles, CA based position $27.88 - $29.80 subject to change, and the position is eligible for LACMA’s comprehensive benefits package, including pension plan.
- LACMA is committed to providing its employees with valuable and competitive benefits as a core part of a strong overall employee experience.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Art History, Museum Studies, or a related field
- Minimum of two to four years of experience in museum registration, exhibition-related is preferred
- Demonstrated knowledge of standard museum practices and procedures, as well as the flexibility to travel with exhibitions, which includes being away for as much as two weeks at a time
- Database knowledge (TMS experience is preferred) and a proficiency in Microsoft Office programs and Google applications is required
- Fluency in Spanish or another foreign language is strongly preferred
Application deadline: May 3, 2024
Read Full Description