Museum Search & Reference - Marilyn Hoffman

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Peabody Essex Museum
161 Essex Street, Salem, Massachusetts 01970
www.pem.org

ECHO Project Director

The Peabody Essex Museum, one of the largest and most dynamic art museums in the nation, is seeking a creative, highly talented ECHO Project Director to oversee all aspects of PEM's ECHO project, from developing cross-cultural educational programming on Native American art and culture, to acting as project manager for initiatives involving staff across the Museum and the ECHO partnership, to providing detailed operational and financial oversight to budgets and activities. Under the direction of the Deputy Director, the exceptional candidate will fill a multi-dimensional role in developing, implementing and managing educational programming on Native cultures in the US.

About the ECHO Program:
ECHO (Education through Cultural and Historical Organizations) is an educational and cultural enrichment initiative serving hundreds of thousands of children and adult learners in Massachusetts and the U.S. with a special focus on educational exchange related to Native American art and culture. A wide range of programmatic initiatives are operated through ECHO, including cultural exchanges, collections sharing, curriculum development, teacher training, online and distance learning programs, exhibitions, performances, internships for high school and college-age youth, and a new residential internship program for Native American graduate students and emerging museum professionals.

ECHO was established by Congress as part of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, and is supported by an annual grant of approximately $8.5 million, $1.5 million of which comes to PEM. ECHO brings to culturally diverse audiences many innovative programs, produced both by PEM on its own and collaboratively by six partner cultural institutions located in Alaska, Hawai`i, Mississippi, and Massachusetts. Visit ECHO: www.echospace.org and PEM: www.pem.org.

Job Responsibilities:

Serve as PEM's point person and a key representative to the 6-institution collaborative of Native/non-Native educational institutions that comprise the ECHO partnership
Supervise and mentor ECHO Project Manager and ECHO Project Coordinator
Guide educational content for Web and outreach projects
Attend and help guide 3-4 ECHO partner meetings per year held in various U.S. locations

Job Requirements:

5+ years of work experience in positions involving significant leadership within Native educational, Native museum, or Native community settings
Bachelor's degree. Desired: An M.A., Ph.D., Ed.D. or an equivalent combination of education and work experience in fields relating to Native/non-Native cross-cultural education and/or museum program development
National credibility in Native Education professional and cultural circles
Sensitivity and openness to wide range of cultural traditions of Native communities nationally
Skill in getting results through effective management of diverse people and processes, and within complex collaborations
Ability to create, implement, and manage budgets and a knowledge of basic finance

To Apply:
Nominations welcome. EOE. Apply in confidence: Email resume, cover letter, list of 3 references with contact info, and salary requirement to search firm: Marilyn Hoffman, Museum Search & Reference at SearchandRef@museum-search.com by 10/4/2010.

Penobscot Marine Museum
5 Church Street, Searsport, Maine 04974
www.penobscotmarinemuseum.org

Executive Director

The Penobscot Marine Museum, an accredited history museum with renowned collections and model educational programs, seeks a leader to continue the advancement of a healthy, evolving institution with successful community outreach. PMM seeks a director with vision, energy, and the ability to communicate and implement goals at a midscale, modestly resourced museum. Opportunity to continue the dynamic transformation of a beloved regional history museum into an important regional resource for learning and enjoyment. ED must demonstrate the experience to attract resources and lead a complex, established organization with wide-ranging collections on a campus of 12 historic buildings; with changing exhibitions and an active schedule of events; a strong professional year-round staff of 10 FT and 6 PT; and an operating budget of over $1 million.

Required:

Leadership experience and vision: Minimum 5 years of management experience heading a related nonprofit or a department of at least 4 FT staff
B.A. in field such as history, museum studies, or management
Proven ability to organize fundraising campaigns and to make fundraising calls on individuals, foundations, and corporations
Experience working with Boards and volunteers
Ability to motivate and manage staff, but also a can-do spirit to roll up sleeves and get things done
Passion for PMM’s mission and for sharing a museum with the public. Belief in community outreach and engagement
Aptitude and interest in marketing the museum and expanding its audiences
Creativity and openness to new ideas, innovation, and technology
Strong oral and written communication skills
Acumen for nonprofit institutional finances
Outgoing, sociable personality; enjoys meeting people and being public face of the museum
Shared values to become actively involved in a small town and rural region with broad constituencies, including many sophisticated seasonal residents and retirees

Desired:

M.A. degree and/or expertise in American or maritime history, or demonstrated interest in maritime culture or industries, history, preservation, boats, or the sea
Familiarity with trends in 21st-century museums and innovations in informal and experiential learning
Knowledge of how to use museum resources for school curricula and other imaginative learning uses for youth, families, and adults
Demonstrated practice of high standards for collection management, historic preservation, and exhibition development
Experience at a regional, community-based organization
Experience leading successful partnerships/collaborations with external organizations
Belief in the value of digitization and experience with other electronic technologies

Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design
224 Benefit Street, Providence, RI 02903
www.risdmuseum.org

Associate Curator of Decorative Arts

Opportunity for a mid-career curator to initiate projects and install and curate one of America's great Decorative Arts collections. The collection encompasses 20,000 European and American objects (including furniture, silver, metalwork, ceramics, glass, and wallpaper) from the Medieval period to the present. This position reports to the Director.

Job Responsibilities:

Develop exhibitions and publications
Care for and install the collection
Teach from and make the collection accessible to RISD students and faculty, the broader academic community, and general public
Acquire objects through purchases and gifts, with priority in 20th-century Design
Support fundraising and public relations efforts

Required:

M.A. in Art History or related field
5+ years of curatorial experience in Decorative Arts, preferably at an art or college museum
A record of independent conceptualization, development, and organization of exhibitions and catalogues
Broad background in American and European Decorative Arts
Demonstrated interest in history of Design and Architecture
Experience with conservation and collection care; scholarly research and writing; public speaking. Connoisseurship skills
Strong collaborative and organizational skills to work with peers and faculty
Experience teaching from museum objects at college level
Flexibility and energys.

No longer accepting applications for this position.

RECENTLY COMPLETED SEARCHES

Forbes House Museum* – 2010
215 Adams Street, Milton, Massachusetts 02186
www.forbeshousemuseum.org
Robin Tagliaferri appointed Director.

*Museum Search and Reference consulted on this internally conducted search.

Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design – 2010
224 Benefit Street, Providence, RI 02903
www.risdmuseum.org
Donna Desrochers appointed as Director of Marketing.

Farnsworth Art Museum – 2009
16 Museum Street, Rockland, ME 04841
www.farnsworthmuseum.org
Christopher J. Brownawell appointed Executive Director.

Peabody Essex Museum – 2009
161 Essex Street, Salem, Massachusetts 01970
www.pem.org
Michelle Moon appointed Assistant Director of Education for Adult Programs.

Hill-Stead Museum – 2008
35 Mountain Road, Farmington, CT 06032
www.hillstead.org
Sue Sturtevant, Ed.D., appointed Executive Director.

Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design – 2008
224 Benefit Street, Providence, RI 02903
www.risdmuseum.org
Sarah Ganz Blythe, Ph.D., appointed Director of Education.

Kalamazoo Institute of Arts – 2008
314 South Park Street, Kalamazoo, MI 49007
www.kiarts.org
Vicki Wright appointed Director of Collections and Exhibitions.

Peabody Essex Museum – 2008
161 Essex Street, Salem, MA 01970
www.pem.org
Phillip Prodger appointed Curator of Photography.
Trevor Smith appointed Curator of Contemporary Art.