Collections Manager: Care, Catalog & Exhibitions

Museum Of The Bible; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Six paid holidays

Four floating holidays

401(k) plan

Health, dental, and vision insurance

STD, LTD, and life insurance

Job summary

The Collections Manager at Museum of the Bible will support the Collection Management Team in care, storage, and documentation of the museum's collections. You will handle object movement, condition checks, and inventories, collaborating with curators, conservators, and exhibition teams in a fast-paced environment.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree plus MA in museum studies and five years’ experience in museum registration or collection management, with strong organizational and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college and MA in museum studies or a related field from an accredited college or university.
• Five years of work experience in museum registration or collection management.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate collections management projects in the DC office by serving as project manager for the DC Collections Management Team and collaborating with the Registration, Curation, Digitization, Conservation, and Exhibition Teams.
• Maintain collections records including object documentation, condition reports, location changes, insurance records, and collection inventories for collections.
• Catalog and document Museum special collections according to Museum documentation standards.
• Move objects to and from storage as required for preparation, exhibit, conservation, photography, loan, and routine maintenance/rotation; packing collections objects; and serving as object courier as needed.
• Collaborate with curatorial and exhibit staff in installation and de-installation of permanent, temporary, and traveling exhibitions and events.
• Maintain appropriate storage conditions for collections, working collaboratively with conservators to preserve and care for collections via implementation of IPM, security procedures, and regular cleaning and maintenance of collections storage areas.
• Collaborate with the Conservation Team to complete weekly checks of permanent collection objects in the galleries, including location verification and general condition checks. Follow up on incident reports.
• Positively communicate with other Museum departments, curators, donors, vendors, lenders, and other museum professionals, as well as the public, in a professional manner.
• Uphold policies and procedures and assist with developing and revising these policies and procedures.
• Lead special projects as assigned.
• Champion the Museum of the Bible’s mission to invite all people to engage with the transformative power of the Bible.

Skills

Museum registration

Collection management

Documentation

Coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree

MA in museum studies

Tools

MS Office

Collections databases

Job description

The Collections Manager at Museum of the Bible will support the Collection Management Team in care, storage, and documentation of the museum's collections. You will handle object movement, condition checks, and inventories, collaborating with curators, conservators, and exhibition teams in a fast-paced environment.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree plus MA in museum studies and five years’ experience in museum registration or collection management, with strong organizational and