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About the Role
The Registrar, Exhibitions is responsible for the care and welfare of art objects on loan to the Whitney and in its permanent collection, while in transit, on exhibition or in storage. The Registrar will manage and coordinate crating and packing, transportation, couriers, insurance, and condition reports for international and domestic loans.
Responsibilities
- Develop exhibition-related registration budgets, working closely with supervisor and exhibition coordinators to maintain and report out regularly on cost projections
- Oversee assigned exhibitions and collection activity, assisting other registrars as needed on museum projects
- Coordinate exhibition installation and deinstallation schedules, working closely with exhibition coordinators to inform overall schedule
- Perform gallery checks on a rotating basis
- Maintain exhibition-related documentation and archives
- Assist the Head Registrar, Exhibitions, in developing overall museum exhibition schedule including opening and closing dates of shows
- Work with other departments to resolve museum scheduling issues
- Review and update standard practices, policies, and procedures regarding the management of exhibitions; encourage continued collaboration among staff
- Negotiate services agreements and costs with vendors as necessary for exhibition activity
- Oversee or participate in exhibition and collection special projects as necessary, including collection storage project and outdoor sculpture exhibitions
- Act as courier for objects between Whitney and other locations
- Assist with collection care and documentation activities such as inventory projects, condition reporting, exhibition-related data entry, etc.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree required, master's degree preferred
- 3-5 years of experience in museum Registration best practices
- Experience with living artists
- Must maintain current passport and be available to travel
- Must be able to pass background checks from the airlines and government agencies
- Hours may include some nights and weekends
Skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Competency in The Museum System
- Competency in Microsoft Office Suite
- Competency in MS Teams
- Knowledge of Adobe Photoshop desirable
Location
- New York, NY
Work Type
- Full-time
- Onsite
Experience Level
- 3-5 years
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree
- Master's degree preferred
Salary/Compensations
- $80,000-$95,000 per annum
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- 403(B) elections
- Generous PTO benefits
- Commuter benefits - parking and mass transit
- Admission to world-renowned museums across the city and nationally
- Pet insurance
- Discounted membership for Citibike
About the Company
- The Whitney Museum of American Art, founded in 1930 by the artist and philanthropist Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, houses the foremost collection of American art from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
- The Whitney Museum of American Art has been championing the most innovative art of the United States for 86 years.
- The core of the Whitney’s mission is to collect, preserve, interpret, and exhibit American art of our time and serve a wide variety of audiences in celebration of the complexity and diversity of art and culture in the United States.
- The Whitney has long been a powerful force in support of modern and contemporary art and continues to help define what is innovative and influential in American art today.
- Its signature exhibition, the Biennial, is the country's leading survey of the most recent developments in American art.
Equal Opportunity
- The Whitney Museum of American Art is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- The Museum does not discriminate because of age, sex, religion, race, color, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship, disability, marital status, pregnancy, partnership status, caregiver status, veteran status, gender (including gender identity), sexual orientation, genetic information, predisposition, or carrier status, arrest or conviction record to the extent required by applicable law, credit history, domestic violence, sexual violence, or stalking victim status, or any other factor prohibited by law.
- The Museum hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled.
- The Museum encourages all qualified candidates to apply for vacant positions at all levels.