erika.katayama
04-12-2017, 10:54 AM
Registrar
We seek an experienced registrar to join our team of museum professionals to help us realize our mission to engage visitors, both within and beyond the Cranbrook community, in relevant and transformative moments in the visual arts. The Art Museum is part of Cranbrook Educational Community, which also includes the pre K-12 college preparatory Cranbrook Schools, an Institute of Science, the historic Cranbrook House and Gardens, and an internationally acclaimed Academy of Art. This position is responsible for the management of the Cranbrook Art Museum collections and for incoming and outgoing loans of art to the museum.Responsibilities include: Administers an accurate inventory of all Art Museum collections. Maintains records in a sound and secure manner that provides current and accurate information on each object, including its location, catalogue information, status, and condition, and responds to general inquiries about the collections. Manages the collections management database system (TMS). Manages all incoming and outgoing loans to Cranbrook Art Museum of art and objects related to its collections, acquisitions, and exhibition program. Manages the Art Museum objects in storage or on display in the Art Museum. Works with the Cultural Properties registrar on the care of objects for the Art Museum collection on long or short term loan to Saarinen House and Cranbrook House, and other Cranbrook divisions and departments. Coordinates photography of the Art Museum collections and works with the Center for Collections and Research on the storage and maintenance of the resulting physical and digital photographic materials. And more. Requirements: Three to five years of professional experience in a registrar's office that includes experience in records management, art transport arrangements, accessioning and deaccessioning, loan management, exhibition management, database management, and administrative and supervisory experience. Experience with TMS required. Knowledge of accepted museum registration practices, art handling techniques, US customs and copyright laws, and risk management practices and standards. Master's degree in Museum Studies, Art History or related field desired. A valid Michigan driver’s license with a satisfactory driving record is required.
Cranbrook Art Museum is situated on a lush, 319-acre campus of world-renowned architecture, sculpture, and gardens in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, just north of Detroit. The Art Museum features year-round, changing exhibitions of modern and contemporary art, architecture, craft, and design, as well as guided tours of its holdings housed in a state-of-the-art facility that showcases a collection of nearly 6,000 works.
Interested candidates please send a resume and employment application to humanresources@cranbrook.edu
Employment applications can be downloaded at http://www.cranbrook.edu/employment
We seek an experienced registrar to join our team of museum professionals to help us realize our mission to engage visitors, both within and beyond the Cranbrook community, in relevant and transformative moments in the visual arts. The Art Museum is part of Cranbrook Educational Community, which also includes the pre K-12 college preparatory Cranbrook Schools, an Institute of Science, the historic Cranbrook House and Gardens, and an internationally acclaimed Academy of Art. This position is responsible for the management of the Cranbrook Art Museum collections and for incoming and outgoing loans of art to the museum.Responsibilities include: Administers an accurate inventory of all Art Museum collections. Maintains records in a sound and secure manner that provides current and accurate information on each object, including its location, catalogue information, status, and condition, and responds to general inquiries about the collections. Manages the collections management database system (TMS). Manages all incoming and outgoing loans to Cranbrook Art Museum of art and objects related to its collections, acquisitions, and exhibition program. Manages the Art Museum objects in storage or on display in the Art Museum. Works with the Cultural Properties registrar on the care of objects for the Art Museum collection on long or short term loan to Saarinen House and Cranbrook House, and other Cranbrook divisions and departments. Coordinates photography of the Art Museum collections and works with the Center for Collections and Research on the storage and maintenance of the resulting physical and digital photographic materials. And more. Requirements: Three to five years of professional experience in a registrar's office that includes experience in records management, art transport arrangements, accessioning and deaccessioning, loan management, exhibition management, database management, and administrative and supervisory experience. Experience with TMS required. Knowledge of accepted museum registration practices, art handling techniques, US customs and copyright laws, and risk management practices and standards. Master's degree in Museum Studies, Art History or related field desired. A valid Michigan driver’s license with a satisfactory driving record is required.
Cranbrook Art Museum is situated on a lush, 319-acre campus of world-renowned architecture, sculpture, and gardens in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, just north of Detroit. The Art Museum features year-round, changing exhibitions of modern and contemporary art, architecture, craft, and design, as well as guided tours of its holdings housed in a state-of-the-art facility that showcases a collection of nearly 6,000 works.
Interested candidates please send a resume and employment application to humanresources@cranbrook.edu
Employment applications can be downloaded at http://www.cranbrook.edu/employment