Registrar for Exhibitions and Loans
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Job Location:
Brooklyn, NY - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Registrar Exhibitions and Loans
Museum overview
The Brooklyn Museum is a world-renowned cultural institution dedicated to preserving and showcasing art history and heritage. Our mission is to bring people together through art and experiences that inspire celebration compassion courage and the will to act. Our vision is to serve as an institution where art is a powerful force for personal transformation and social change. Celebrating our differences and learning about our diverse communities through our collections exhibitions and programming is the core of who we are and what we do.
We are committed to creating and cultivating a community of talented passionate people who are inspired to make the Museum an important hub of community activity and a great global destination. Our staff have the opportunity to grow their professional skills and work collaboratively with colleagues they admire and respect.
About the role:
The Registrar Exhibitions and Loans will work with a team of Registrars on the organization and support of the Museums active programming and will manage complex exhibitions and loans. This position will be closely aligned with the work of Art Handling Curatorial Collections Information Collections Management Conservation and Exhibitions meeting the Brooklyn Museums high standards set for registration and collections care.
Responsibilities:
- All aspects of exhibition coordination including: budget preparation; correspondence with lenders venues and in-house staff; arranging shipping packing and insurance arrangements; reviewing and negotiating loan agreements; arrange courier travel
- All aspects of outward loan coordination including: correspondence with borrowers shippers customs agents; arranging packing courier travel and insurance.
- Traveling with exhibitions and loans as assigned.
- Receiving or releasing shipments after hours in order to meet shipping schedules
- Writing applications for U.S. Government Indemnities.
- Tracking and processing budgets for exhibition and loan expenses.
- Supervising and mentoring of departmental interns
- Following TSA protocols for air transportation and complete Security Threat Assessment
- Working with Collections Information on development and clean-up of exhibition and loan related TMS reporting.
- Assisting Chief Registrar on special projects and departmental strategic planning.
Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree (Art History Arts Administration Museum Studies or related field)
- A minimum of 5 years Registrar experience
- Excellent research communication and organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects
- Meticulous attention to detail and thorough record keeping
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office
- Previous experience with collections databases (TMS preferred)
Department: Registrar
Reports to: Senior Director of Registration and Collections Care
Position Type: Full-time
Salary: $74 298.43
Union Status: Union- UAW Local 2110
FLSA Status: Exempt
Schedule: 35 hours per week Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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About Company
The Brooklyn Museum is an art museum located in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. At 560,000 square feet, the museum is New York City's second largest in physical size and holds an art collection with roughly 1.5 million works.
