Description
Plan and direct museum exhibitions, overseeing object selection, interpretation, design, loans, and installation. May conduct research, instruction, and public programs to support exhibitions.
- • Maintain exhibition checklists, object records, and movement logs in collection databases.
- • Share exhibition content and object information with staff, partners, and the public.
- • Inspect galleries to ensure display, lighting, security, and environmental standards.
- • Recruit, train, and supervise exhibition teams, preparators, interns, and volunteers.
- • Negotiate and manage exhibition loans, couriers, and loan agreements.
- • Research themes, provenance, and interpretation; develop labels and catalog essays.
- • Set exhibition schedules, policies, and budgets with leadership.
- • Cultivate partners, sponsors, and lenders; represent exhibitions at events.
- • Plan openings, talks, and programs, coordinating logistics and vendors.
- • Write proposals, grants, catalog texts, wall labels, and marketing copy.
- • Select objects for display; coordinate condition reporting with registrars and conservators.
- • Arrange insurance, shipping, and customs for loans and traveling exhibitions.
- • Specify and oversee exhibition graphics, mounts, interactives, and reproductions.
- • Lead exhibition design, fabrication, installation, deinstallation, and object handling.
- • Design and deliver tours, trainings, and educational content for exhibitions.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
