Job title: Exhibitions Registrar
Institution: The Field Museum
Department: Exhibitions
Reports to: Temporary Exhibitions Director
Two-year term position with benefits
Please apply on line: www.fieldmuseum.org
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Education: BA, BFA or BS degree in art, science, anthropology, or art
history required; Masteršs degree and foreign language experience a plus.
Experience: Three or more years museum registrarial experience required.
Excellent organizational skills, impeccable attention to detail, experience
with condition reporting and insurance valuation, and knowledge of federal
indemnity/search and seizure application process required. Prefer a
candidate who has experience arranging all aspects of complex international
loans, as well as major traveling exhibitions. Must be experienced with
computer programs such as Excel, FileMaker Pro and/or Access.
Work schedule: Salaried position: Monday through Friday. Evenings and
weekends as needed, especially during exhibition installations and
de-installations. Travel when needed to serve as object courier, Museum
representative during condition reporting, and/or to facilitate loan
negotiations or oversee packing.
Applicable physical capabilities: Must be able to work long hours in
galleries and storage areas with artifacts. Examination of art works
frequently demands stooping, kneeling, and bending. Close examination of
objects requires good vision. Occasional lifting and moving of objects as
required. Ability to participate in transportation of objects and to endure
various temperatures during outdoor loading and unloading of objects.
Ability to travel to foreign countries and work in less than optimal
conditions.
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Duties and responsibilities: Supervise one full-time Assistant Registrar.
Implement all registrarial aspects of incoming and outgoing temporary
exhibitions including, but not limited to, negotiating and monitoring loans,
handling insurance issues, arranging shipping, monitoring loading/unloading
and packing/unpacking of exhibitions, performing condition reporting, and
researching checklist information (i.e. dimensions, condition and security
requirements, value, etc.) and creating object lists and databases. Provide
estimates for shipping, customs, loan fees, and insurance for budgeting
purposes. Works closely and as a team member with Project Administrators,
Production Managers, Preparators and couriers as well as Collections
Managers, Registrar and Conservation staff in Anthropology Department on
issues relating to temporary exhibitions and objects on display in permanent
halls. Organize installation schedules together with Production and Project
Managers. Maintain and update loan forms, condition report forms, and
procedures. Maintain archive of loans, shipping arrangements, insurance
agreements, and facility reports. Prepare paperwork for applications for
Federal Indemnity and Immunity from Search and Seizure for international
loans. Review facilities reports.
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