About the Position
The Head Registrar will manage the registration team and oversee all registration functions across Art Bridges portfolio. This position is responsible to maintain the highest stewardship standards related to the Art Bridges collection and other art sharing programs. The successful candidate will have experience in all areas of collection and exhibition management, a clear communication style, a proven history of proactively balancing multiple tasks, and an eye towards sustainability. The position requires a collaborative and diplomatic professional who is service-minded and can build and maintain professional, collegial relationships cross-departmentally at Art Bridges and with external partners.

Responsibilities

• Hire, supervise, mentor, and provide professional development opportunities for direct reports
• Assess, prioritize, assign, and manage department workflow
• Develop and implement collection loan and registration policies
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders on Art Bridges projects
• Consult on and review contracts and funding award applications
• Arrange and advise on insurance for the Art Bridges Collection loans, partner loans, and traveling exhibitions
• Oversee and assist coordination of artwork crating, packing, and shipping logistics for all art sharing programs
• Assist with project management of Art Bridges’ art-sharing programs
• Prepare materials for external use, such as crate lists, packing notes, handling instructions
• Oversee courier pool; train and develop staff couriers, assign couriers to artwork movements and exhibition installations
• Develop and track the annual department budget
• Advise on sustainability initiatives
• Code and submit invoices for art sharing related activities
• Travel independently as a courier and oversee artwork installations and deinstallation
• Condition report artworks
• Review facility reports and make recommendations for potential exhibition venues
• Review and approve venue layouts and security arrangements
• Support and manage accurate team data implementation across all internal platforms, including
• Schedules timely meetings, prepares agendas, and facilitates positive and productive meetings
• Produce and present departmental reports and updates to the leadership team
  Support the fulfillment of departmental goals and strategic initiatives
• Supervise department interns
• Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in art history, museum studies, arts or equivalent degree/experience, Master’s degree preferred
• 10+ years’ experience in museum or gallery registration and/or collections care is required
• 8+ years of supervisory experience is required
• 6+ years demonstrated collection and/or exhibitions project management is required
• Documented success in traveling exhibitions logistics coordination and in meeting deadlines within fast-paced work environments
• Knowledge of current museum standards and best practices
• Demonstrated experience with accounting and database software
• Demonstrated knowledge of current practices in collection care and traveling exhibitions
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365 applications: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Experience with or the ability to quickly learn specialized software systems such as TMS, Workday, Asana, Teams, MediaValet, Salesforce and Trainual
• Willingness to work weekends and evenings, and adjust hours, as required
• Ability to travel domestically as needed to support art exhibitions and loans

If you are interested in applying, please visit https://artbridgesfoundation.org/head-registrar

The Sweetwater County Historical Museum in Green River, Wyoming, is seeking a creative, self-motivated individual for the position of Exhibits Coordinator. The incumbent will use their skills and knowledge while developing additional abilities to design and produce exhibits at the museum and venues across the county. Sweetwater County is in the scenic Intermountain West, bordering on Colorado and Utah to the south.

Position Description:

The Exhibits Coordinator participates in all aspects of exhibits development and production, including planning, budgeting, scheduling, researching, writing, designing, fabricating and installing. This position also assists with exhibits maintenance and cleaning, gallery tours, historical research, interpretive programming, special events, educational outreach, collections care and other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

· High school diploma or equivalent

· Experience in design and fabrication

· Competency in computer hardware and software

· Proficiency in the safe operation of hand tools and power equipment

· Familiarity with a broad range of materials and methods used in exhibits production

Preferred Qualifications:

· Degree in art, design, architecture, museum studies, or related field OR degree/certificate in building trades

· Skills in exhibits and graphic design, preferably in Adobe Creative Suite

· Skills in carpentry and/or exhibit fabrication

· Skills in art framing, matting and installation

· Skills in large-format printing and mounting graphics

· Skills in researching and writing interpretive text

· Knowledge of western cultural and natural history

The Collections Manager, Ethnography (Manager) is a full-time exempt position that is a member of the curatorial and collections team. The Manager will be a dynamic museum professional with experience in collections management, conservation and care, inventory, environmental monitoring, and community centered consultations. The Manager will work collaboratively with the Collections Manager: Archaeology, Museum Registrar, the curatorial team, descendant communities, IU NAGPRA, and IU faculty to build collections access policies/procedures, research pathways, and active consultations procedures for the diverse ethnographic collections. The person in this position will bring a passion and dedication for collections care, ensuring descendant community requests are honored, respected and integrated collection management procedures for the associated items.

The Collections Manager: Ethnography partners interdepartmentally and across disciplines to manage collections and support research, curation, the development of collections access policies, repatriation, and the implementation of shared-stewardship and culturally conscious conservation models in the ethnographic collections. This position reports directly to The Director of Curatorial Affairs, and closely collaborates with the Executive Director, Museum Registrar, and the grant writing and external communications department. This position will also work closely with operations, the learning and community engagement team and with students.

Responsibilities:

• Manage all ethnographic storage areas (on and off-site) at a high professional standard of safety, cleanliness, artifact storage, and organization.
• Assist with documenting and cataloging ethnographic artifacts using digital cataloging systems, including dimensions, condition reports, and photography.
• Update and maintain detailed and accessible records on the Museum’s past and current outreach, notification, consultation, and repatriation processes with Indigenous communities (NAGPRA/non-NAGPRA/international). The position shall work with department staff as necessary to create procedures that maintain intellectual control of this information.
• Implement policies and procedures for repatriations, acquisition, deaccessions, cataloging, handling, storage, and maintenance of ethnographic collections.
• Ensure compliance with ethical and legal standards for the repatriation, acquisition, and management of cultural materials.
• Maintain accurate and comprehensive records of collections, adhering to museum standards, stewardship policies, and practices.
• Collaborate with curators, conservation specialists, and descendant communities to assess and address the conservation and stewardship needs of the collection.
• Develop and implement strategies to mitigate environmental risks, prevent deterioration, and align with the stewardship protocols and guidelines indicated by the descendant community – if applicable.
• Support the interpretive planning team, curators, exhibit designers, and educators to develop innovative, engaging, and dynamic exhibitions and displays as needed.
• Assist in the selection and arrangement of artifacts, interpretive materials, and multimedia elements within the ethnographic collections.
• Provide access to collections for descendant communities, tribal consultants, IU NAGPRA, researchers, scholars, and students in alignment with the goals of the Museum and the collection access policies.
• Partner with the Museum Registrar to manage the loan of ethnographic artifacts to internally and/or externally to other institutions, ensuring proper documentation, handling, and transportation.
• Collaborate with other museums, cultural organizations, and indigenous communities to enhance collections management policies and procedures.
• Approach the management of ethnographic collections with cultural sensitivity and awareness of the ethical considerations involved in working with culturally sensitive materials and communities harmed by the Museum, and the colonial legacy of anthropology, archeology, academia, and the museum field at large.
• Collaborate with the learning and community engagement team to support scholarly and public engagement by sharing insights on collections as needed.
• Partner with the Learning and Engagement Manager to support part-time, practicum, and student workers professional growth at the museum while also meeting their work deliverables in collections.
• Train and supervise collections assistants, interns, and volunteers in all routine collections and curation activities.

Skills and Knowledge:

• Bachelor’s degree (Master’s preferred) in anthropology, museum studies, collections management, cultural studies, or related field with a focus on ethnography
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in a museum, library, archive, cultural center, or similar organization with a focus on collections management/stewardship and/or repatriation.
• Demonstrated experience with documentation review and management practices including a basic understanding of digital asset management and registration practices.
• Demonstrated experience with collections care, stewardship, and management of diverse and expansive international ethnographic collection.
• Understanding of U.S. domestic laws relating to museums, repatriation, museum collections, and/or international repatriation laws.
• Demonstrated understanding of the colonial legacy of museums, anthropology, and academia and the complexity of colonization’s impact on Indigenous communities (domestic and international).
• Demonstrated experience working directly with Indigenous communities, navigating colonial histories and (re)building sustainable transparent relationships.
• Experience in assisting with culturally complex, sensitive, or confidential projects – including a demonstrated ability to listen and deal empathetically with a wide range of people and cultural groups.
• Understanding of equity, inclusion, access, and racial/culturally just practices within museums.
• Demonstrated experience and ability to achieve deliverables while working collaboratively and independently without close supervision within tight deadlines.
• Collaborative and autonomous approach with a focus on keeping the entire team updated.