Museum Registrar, Palmer Museum of Art

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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

The Palmer Museum of Art at Penn State's College of Arts and Architecture is seeking applicants for the position of Museum Registrar.

The Museum Registrar provides collections management for all objects owned by or on loan to the museum. This involves oversight of management, preservation, and storage of the collection, as well as collections management and registration oversight for all loans entering and leaving the museum.

The Museum Registrar works to accomplish the museum's mission and to support its strategic direction as set by the director and senior leadership of the university, maintaining and developing positive relationships with academic units and entities across campus and in the community, as well as with professional organizations.

More specific responsibilities of the Museum Registrar include but are not limited to:

Collections and Information Management

• Manage on-site and off-site collections, including monitoring storage and display conditions, working closely with art handling, security, and facilities personnel.

• Manage packing and shipping of collections and loans.

• Create and maintain legal documents, histories of use, and physical histories of collection objects.

• Organize and implement inventory projects.

• Monitor conservation needs of collection objects and work with curatorial staff to arrange appropriate treatment.

• Act as courier or designates and trains couriers from the museum; serve as the liaison with incoming couriers.

Exhibitions

• Facilitate loan agreements and exhibition contracts for borrowed and traveling exhibitions; manage budgets, and oversee documentation, packing, shipping, and insurance.

• Coordinate object movement and record keeping of in-house exhibitions.

Administration/Photographic Rights and Reproduction Services

• Develop departmental budget, manage invoices, monitor expenditures, and order equipment and supplies.

• Maintain the museum's general facility report and update collections management policy as needed.

• Manage photographic rights and reproduction services.

• Contract photographers and supervise collection photography.

Supervision and Outreach

• Oversee the Assistant Registrar/Database Administrator who manages information systems for art collections.

• Recruit, hire, train, and supervise student employees, volunteers, graduate assistants, and interns.

• Assist visiting students and scholars with research and collection access.

• Provide advice and assistance to the public in areas of collection care and conservation.

• Teach relevant sections of museum studies classes as needed.

Education and Experience:

This is a full-time staff position that will be filled at the Senior Professional level. The position requires a master's degree in museum studies, art history, or related discipline and 6 plus years of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Expertise in fine art handling and experience in a museum or gallery setting preferred.Prior experience working with TMS required; experience with Media Studio preferred.

Additional Qualifications:

• Excellent data and time management skills

• Demonstrated ability to be detailed-oriented

• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills

To be considered for this position, submit a cover letter and resume.

Additional Information:

Penn State offers competitive benefits to full-time employees, including medical, dental, vision, and retirement plans, in addition to generous vacation time, sick time, paid holidays, and 75% tuition discounts (including for a spouse and dependent children up to the age of 26). Please visit https://hr.psu.edu/benefits for more detailed information.

The Palmer Museum of Art is situated administratively in the College of Arts and Architecture. For more information on the Palmer Museum of Art, please visit our website at https://palmermuseum.psu.edu/.

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