Description
Oversee and care for a museum or institution’s collections—artworks, artifacts, historic items, or scientific specimens—while leading related research, education, and public engagement.
- • Develop and maintain registration, cataloging, and collections records in collection management systems.
- • Provide access and information on holdings to staff, researchers, and the public.
- • Inspect galleries and storage for environmental, security, and pest control; coordinate repairs.
- • Train and supervise curatorial staff, technicians, interns, and volunteers.
- • Negotiate and authorize acquisitions, deaccessions, exchanges, and loans.
- • Plan and conduct research on collection areas.
- • Advise leadership and boards on policies, budgets, and strategy for collections and exhibitions.
- • Represent the institution to promote programs, build partnerships, and support fundraising.
- • Plan and support collection-related programs and events, coordinating logistics and budgets.
- • Write and review grants, catalog essays, reports, and public content.
- • Research, examine, and test objects to authenticate provenance, materials, and value.
- • Arrange insurance for loans and exhibitions; recommend collection-wide coverage.
- • Specify and oversee production of reproductions and selection of licensed replicas.
- • Plan and manage acquisition, storage, and exhibition, including themes, design, and installation.
- • Develop and deliver tours, workshops, and educational sessions.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
