Chief Registrar Carnegie Museum of Art

Job Title :
Full-Time Chief Registrar
State/ Province :
Pennsylvania
City :
Pittsburgh
Description :
Carnegie Museum of Art seeks a chief registrar to direct the planning, day-to-day management, and care of the museum's permanent collection. Working closely with the Chief Curator and Deputy Director, this position will develop the vision for and implementation of professional practices and processes relating to the care, preservation, and management of the collection. The Chief Registrar guides, supervises, and mentors staff, aligning the activities of the department under her/his supervision with the museum's strategic objectives. S/he assumes responsibility for all areas of collections and exhibitions stewardship, including the documentation, storage, handling, packing/unpacking, transportation, and insurance of all works of art entering and leaving the museum, and for keeping track of their movements within the museum at all times. The Chief Registrar oversees all incoming and outgoing loan activity, as well as the registration function of the museum's ambitious program of in-house and loan-based temporary exhibitions (14 - 16 annually), and on-going presentations of the permanent collection.


POSITION REQUIREMENTS: Master's Degree in Art History or Museum Administration preferred, with a specialty in collections administration or related field. Excellent analytical skills, attention to detail, and proficiency with museum database systems. Advanced knowledge of museum registration methods, materials handling, storage, transportation, insurance and collections care. Requires at least five years' experience in museum registration and/or collections management, with a minimum of 3 years supervisory experience.


Proven leadership, supervisory, interpersonal and management skills are essential. The candidate will be a resourceful problem-solver with excellent oral and written communication skills, including a demonstrated ability to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds in a flexible and transparent manner. Demonstrated capacity to coordinate and manage multiple, often complicated, concurrent projects. Proficiency in developing, implementing, and tracking project and departmental budgets; strong understanding of proper documentation for acquisitions, collections objects, loans, and other administrative registration functions; knowledge of appropriate care, handling, and storage for a wide range of materials. S/he should have an established a role within the registration/collections management community, as well as national and international professional affiliations.


Must be proficient with Microsoft Office; including Excel, Access, and PowerPoint ; candidate will be expected to gain expertise with KEmu, the museum's collection's management system.


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