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Museum of the City of New York. New York, NY 10029.
Assistant Registrar

The Museum of the City of New York embraces the past, present, and future of New York City and celebrates the city’s heritage of diversity, opportunity, and perpetual transformation. It does so through a lively schedule of exhibitions, public and school programs, publications, and collections.

The Museum seeks to fill the position of Assistant Registrar to help with the proper documentation and management of the Museum’s broad-ranging collection that includes decorative arts, paintings, photography, theater, costumes and textiles. A primary responsibility will concern temporary exhibitions. Other responsibilities involve generating and maintaining electronic and paper records for accessions, condition reports and location tracking for items in the collection, catalogue entries, as well as object handling, transportation and documentation for exhibitions and incoming and outgoing loans. The Assistant Registrar will report to the Chief Registrar.

Responsibilities:
• Coordinate all aspects of short and long-term incoming and outgoing object/exhibition loans including electronic tracking, loan forms, contracts, condition reports, invoices for fees, correspondence, scheduling transport, object preparation, packing, and couriering as assigned by the Chief Registrar.
• Continued oversight of all long-term loans.
• Update and ensure the ongoing accuracy of electronic records in the collections management database system and assist curatorial staff and the Chief Registrar with cataloguing the collection.
• Update object location information for both electronic and paper records, including records of all internal and external object moves, as the result of loans, exhibitions, and storage moves.
• Coordinate and assist with the transportation of objects to and from the Museum’s off-site storage facility, including scheduling of packing and shipments; schedule and provide access to off-site collections for Museum staff, researchers, conservators, photographers, and others.
• Research and respond to collections inquiries and contribute to reports for the Board or colleagues.
• Supervise part-time staff, temporary art handling staff, interns and volunteers as assigned by the Chief Registrar.
• Act as a liaison between the Collections Management Department and all other departments in the Museum, such as Education and Special Events, as required.
• Assist the Chief Registrar and the Department of Collections Management in other duties as needed.

Qualifications:
• Minimum 3 years experience preferably in a cultural institution
• BA in Art History; Graduate-level Museum Studies, American History, or Art History preferred.
• Knowledge of museum standard registration and art handling procedures
• Knowledge of current national and international art packing and transportation methods conforming to insurance and legal regulations.
• Experience documenting collections in a collections management database system, experience with ARGUS a plus
• Excellent computer skills

Compensation/Benefits:
The Museum offers an attractive comprehensive benefits package including a defined benefit pension plan.

Please send a cover letter, resume, and salary requirement to The Museum of the City of New York, Attention: Human Resources Department, 1220 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10029 or email to jobs@mcny.org. The Museum of the City of New York is an equal opportunity employer.

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