The Andrew County Museum and Historical Society (Savannah, Missouri) is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Curator/Archivist.    This is a full-time temporary position (one-year) with permanent hire potential.  The Curator/Archivist is responsible for managing and caring for the museum’s collections in a manner which meets professional museum standards and fulfills the museum’s obligations as a steward of historical artifacts held in the public trust.  During the next year, the Curator/Archivist will work as an integral team member to complete a major exhibition project. The Curator/Archivist reports to the Director and is responsible for:

 

w        Processing artifacts into the collection; creating and updating accession and catalog records using the museum’s electronic database system (Past Perfect); improving organization and accessibility of collections.

w        Overseeing  projects to clean and stabilize objects, according to conservation standards, that are selected for exhibition;

w        Performing research needed for the completion of the exhibit project, and to fulfill public requests for historical information.

 

The Andrew County Museum is seeking a Curator/Archivist who, working with other museum personnel, will advance the Museum’s mission and make it the best county history museum in the Midwest.

 

Qualified candidates for the position of Curator/Archivist will have:

 

w        Master’s Degree in history, art history, museum studies, archaeology, or similar field and at least one year of professional experience managing and caring for collections, or Bachelor’s Degree and at least three years of professional experience managing and caring for collections.

w        Strong organizational skills and the ability to function as part of a project team.

w        Research and customer service proficiencies.

 

Starting Salary Range: $25,000-$30,000, plus benefits.

 

Email letter of interest and resume by July 31, 2008 to [log in to unmask], or mail to: Search Committee, Andrew County Museum, P.O. Box 12, Savannah, MO, 64485, or fax to: 816-324-5271.   Email inquiries to: [log in to unmask].

 

 

About the Andrew County Museum and Community

A private, non-profit organization, the Museum is housed in a modern, 14,000 sq. ft. facility located in Savannah, Missouri.  Savannah, 15 miles north of St. Joseph and 65 miles north of Kansas City, is the county seat of a growing agricultural community with about 15,000 residents.   It offers a small-town atmosphere with shops, restaurants, and businesses surrounding the town square and restored county courthouse.  Andrew Countians enjoy a wide range of recreational activities including community parks, playgrounds, swimming pool, baseball diamonds, tennis courts and the award-winning 18-hole Duncan Hills Golf Course that many larger towns would be hard-pressed to match.  The Savannah R-III school district has an enrollment of over 2300 students and the district has been consistently recognized by the Missouri State Department of Education as worthy of receiving the "Distinctive Performance Award." 

 

 

Over the past decade, the Museum has:

w        adopted a strategic plan, guiding the Museum in a transformation from an institution  with static displays of  “legacy collections” to a dynamic, active place with exciting, new, interpretive exhibits;

w        completed an $830,000 capital campaign to support the new exhibit program;

w        won passage of a county-wide sales tax to support the Museum’s annual operating expenses;

w        researched, planned, designed and installed a 900 sq. ft. orientation exhibit  which summarizes Andrew County’s history and serves as introduction to A Rural Way of Life, a new, permanent, 3,900-square-foot exhibit.

 

During the next year, the Museum will complete A Rural Way of Life’s additional 3,000 square feet and introduce new programs for visitors.