Collections And Registrarial Fellow

Collections And Registrarial Fellow

R
Poughkeepsie, NY

Department

Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center

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Job Description

Position Summary:

The Collections and Registrarial Fellow is primarily responsible for providing departmental support in all aspects of collection management and exhibition registration. The person in this short-term fourteen-month position works closely with all members of the Collections Team to provide operational care of 23,000 works of art and associated metadata, according to professional museum standards.

Position Responsibilities:

• Perform systematic, physical handling and inspection of collection objects, including recording precise measurements, basic research, and baseline condition reporting.
  
• Gather and enter core cataloguing data into database (TMS Collections), as per the established cataloguing guidelines; create basic object, loan, and exhibition database records.
  
• Assist team members with workflow related to new acquisitions, exhibitions, conservation, and incoming and outgoing loans
  
• Assist with collections-based projects, including the evaluation and processing of unaccessioned objects, periodic inventories of collection subsets, pulling and re-housing objects for photography and classes, and monitoring storage areas and assessing needs
  
• Update locations in database.
  
• Proctor classes on occasion, and assist with visiting researchers.
  
• May be called upon to act as a courier for local shipments and virtual appointments.
  

Required background, knowledge, skills and abilities:

• BA in art history with a strong preference for a specialization in Medieval Studies.
  
• Broad knowledge of art history, and various fine art media and practices.
  
• Prior knowledge of art handling best practices, and art and artifact collections care in a museum environment
  
• Experience cataloguing artworks and data entry skills.
  
• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
  
• High degree of organization, self-motivation, and attention to detail.
  
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
  
• Ability to handle art storage boxes and objects up to 30 lbs.; ability to climb ladders and lift materials above head.
  

Preferred knowledge, skills and abilities

• At least 3 years of work experience in a museum or gallery, within the registration and/or collections management department.
  
• Prior direct experience with TMS Collections database.
  
• Advanced knowledge of art handling best practices.
  
• Condition reporting experience.
  
• Curating experience within a college art museum setting.
  
• Advanced knowledge of accessioning protocols within a college art museum.
  
• Fluency in Spanish
  

The hourly rate for this position is $23.00
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