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Senior Assistant Registrar, Exhibitions (Regular, Full-Time)
Registration & Collections
Reporting to the Senior Associate Registrar, Exhibitions, the Senior Assistant Registrar, Exhibitions will organize and manage exhibitions both onsite at LACMA and traveling exhibitions in collaboration with museums across the country.
Responsibilities:
- Reviews facility reports and exhibition agreements with collaborating institutions.
- Communicates LACMA’s conservation, installation, and security requirements to ensure compliance.
- Reviews and negotiates loan agreements with lenders, ensuring alignment with conservation, installation, and security standards.
- Coordinates with LACMA staff and collaborating institutions to arrange crating, shipping, and courier logistics.
- Plans and manage installation and de-installation schedules for exhibitions.
- Assembles and maintain digital condition reports.
- Documents packing notes during installation processes.
- Creates detailed installation notes for traveling exhibitions.
- Travels with exhibitions to oversee installation and de-installation of LACMA-organized exhibitions at other venues.
Benefits:
- The expected hourly rate for this Los Angeles, CA based position is $30.52 - $33.65, subject to change, and the position is eligible for LACMA’s comprehensive benefits package, including pension plan.
- LACMA is committed to providing its employees with valuable and competitive benefits as a core part of a strong overall employee experience.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Art History, Museum Studies, or a related field
- A minimum of 4 years of experience in museum registration, exhibition-related is preferred.
- Demonstrated knowledge of standard museum practices and procedures, as well as the flexibility to travel with exhibitions, which includes being away for as much as two weeks at a time.
- Database knowledge (TMS experience is preferred)
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs and Google applications is required.
- Fluency in Spanish or another foreign language is strongly preferred.
Application Deadline: February 14, 2025
Salary : $31 - $34
