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PEABODY ESSEX MUSEUM Salem, MA
Assistant Director of Education for Adult Programs
The Peabody Essex Museum, one of the most dynamic art museums in the nation, is seeking a highly talented Assistant Director of Education for Adult Programs, a newly created position in the Education Department to oversee and guide the work of public programs and docent staff. Under the direction of the Director of Education and Interpretation, the successful candidate will provide strategic leadership and develop new initiatives to maximize audience potential, provide multiple access points, and create engaging experiences of art and culture for adult and general audiences. The Assistant Director establishes partnerships both internally and externally to position the Museum as a unique and significant program provider locally and nationally. The Assistant Director also advances the success of existing programs, such as lectures and panels, artist presentations, performances, and the museum's signature Atrium Alive weekend events, as well as ensures high quality training and strong pedogogical skills among the docent corps.
The Assistant Director must have at least five years' experience in museum education and a proven track record of developing and implementing successful and multi-faceted programs for a variety of adult audiences. Strong collaborative skills, budget management, demonstrated experience forging effective partnerships between cultural organizations, and an interdisciplinary approach are essential. Working knowledge of world cultures and visual and performing arts is also essential. The successful candidate must have supervisory experience and the ability to effectively mentor direct reports for success. In addition, the candidate will have excellent written and oral communication skills, and the ability to engage communities and attract outside funders.
A Master's degree or the equivalent combination of experience and education in a related field is required.
The Peabody Essex Museum is a growing museum of international art and culture that features America, Asia, Oceania, and Africa; photography; maritime and decorative art; and 24 historic properties. PEM strives to create experiences that transform people's lives by broadening their perspectives, attitudes, and knowledge of themselves and a wider world. PEM's new 180,000 square-foot building, designed by preeminent architect Moshe Safdie, opened in 2003. Collections exceeding 880,000 objects and a $20-million budget support the Museum's mission and goals. Visit www.pem.org.
Nominations welcome. Apply in confidence. Email (preferred) by December 15: resume, letter, list of 3 references, and salary requirement to retained search firm: SearchandRef@aol.com, or mail to: Marilyn Hoffman, Museum Search & Reference, 45 Hardy Road, Londonderrry, NH 03053. EOE.
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HILL-STEAD MUSEUM FARMINGTON, CT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR --SEARCH COMPLETED--
SUE STURTEVANT, Ed.D., FORMERLY OF SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO, WILL BE THE NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CEO, BEGINNING ON JANUARY 12, 2009. Sturtevant, a native of Bath, Maine, currently serves as the Director of Statewide Partnerships for the Department of Cultural Affairs for the state of New Mexico. In this role, she works closely with state art and history museums and the state’s Historic Preservation Division. From 1993-2002 Sturtevant was Chief of Education at the Museum of New Mexico, a complex of four museums featuring art, history, folk art and Southwest culture. Sturtevant was Chair of the Santa Fe Arts Commission for five years. From 1988-1993 she was Director of the Kohl Children’s Museum near Chicago. Hill-Stead Museum has been called “the finest Colonial Revival House, and Museum, in the United States.” The Museum was established in 1947. Today, over 32,000 visitors a year enjoy tours, lectures, family festivals, poetry and curriculum–based school activities. Renowned French Impressionist paintings—four by Claude Monet, three by Edgar Degas— and notable works by Édouard Manet, Mary Cassatt and James McNeill Whistler are highlights. The 152-acre property features an Arts and Crafts carriage barn and theater, stone garages, woodland trails, a pond and dairy complex, and the Sunken Garden, designed by Beatrix Farrand c. 1920. www.hillstead.org ________________________________________
The RISD Museum of Art Rhode Island School of Design
Director of Museum Education --SEARCH CLOSED--
Sarah Ganz Blythe, Ph.D., formerly of the Museum of Modern Art, NY, is the new and will start on January 20, 2009. The RISD Museum has been an essential feature of the college of the Rhode Island School of Design since its founding over 125 years ago. With a permanent collection of over 80,000 objects from ancient to contemporary art and a dynamic exhibition program, the staff of about 60 is focused on serving both the college and general community of the region. Please visit: http://www.risdmuseum.org/ KALAMAZOO INSTITUTE OF ARTS Director of Collections and Exhibitions --SEARCH COMPLETED-- VICKI WRIGHT, FORMERLY DIRECTOR, UNH ART MUSEUM, DURHAM, NH, IS THE NEW KIA DIRECTOR OF COLLECTIONS AND EXHIBITIONS EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2008 KIA is a growing AAMD art museum ________________________
PEABODY ESSEX MUSEUM Salem, MA
CURATORIAL SEARCHES COMPLETED
Curator of Photography --SEARCH COMPLETED--
Phillip Prodger formerly at the the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Effective June 2, 2008.
Curator of Contemporary Art --SEARCH COMPLETED--
Trevor Smith formerly of Bard College, NY, and the New Museum, New York, NY, will be the new Curator of Contemporary Art. ___________________________ H I G G I N S A R M O R Y M U S E U M Worcester, MA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR--SEARCH COMPLETED-- NIKKI ANDERSEN IS THE NEW DIRECTOR Andersen was formerly at the EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2008
The Higgins Armory Museum is the only museum in the Western Hemisphere solely dedicated to arms and armor. www.higgins.org
Medieval-Renaissance armor, with fine examples from feudal Japan and ancient Greece/Rome, and related paintings and decorative arts, displayed in a 1929 Art-Deco “crystal palace-type,” National-Register building.
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