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erika.katayama
07-18-2013, 06:40 AM
Collections and Exhibitions Manager at Monticello



Company Name:

Thomas Jefferson Foundation - Monticello



Job Function:

Curator



Entry Level:

No



Location(s):

Charlottesville, Virginia, 22902, United States







Posted:

July 17, 2013



Job Type:

Full-time



Job Duration:

Indefinite



Min Education:

Master's Degree



Min Experience:

5-7 Years



Required Travel:

10-25%






APPLY FOR THIS JOB



Angela Butler

434-984-9862



resumes@monticello.org

434-984-4846



http://www.monticello.org/site/about/jobs











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Job Description

The Thomas Jefferson Foundation is the private nonprofit organization that owns and operates Monticello, the home and plantation of Thomas Jefferson, as well as a museum and visitor center, library and academic center, and conference/education center, all to advance its mission of preservation and education. Monticello annually attracts nearly 450,000 visitors onsite and more than 2 million web visitors. The Foundation seeks to fill the following position:

Collections and Exhibitions Manager (Full-time). [Position #498] The Thomas Jefferson Foundation seeks a Collections and Exhibitions Manager to manage and maintain Monticello’s curatorial collections and to oversee the travelling exhibition program. Located in Charlottesville, Virginia, the Foundation is the private nonprofit organization that owns and operates Monticello, the home and plantation of Thomas Jefferson, as well as a museum and visitor center, library and academic center, and conference/education center, all to advance its mission of preservation and education. Monticello annually attracts nearly 450,000 visitors onsite and more than 2 million web visitors. The successful candidate will oversee, assess, and determine physical care of the collection; oversee storage, movement, packing, and safe shipment of collections to and from Monticello; and facilitate exhibition planning and development.

Qualifications: Five years collections management or museum registration and exhibition experience required. Demonstrated knowledge of standard museum practice regarding museum exhibitions and registration. Graduate level education required; Museum Studies training and degree preferred.

To apply send a cover letter and resume OR application to resumes@monticello.org (preferred), by fax to 434.984.4846, or by mail to Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Inc., ATTN: Angela Butler, P.O. Box 316, Charlottesville, VA 22902. To see a complete list of open positions at the Foundation, or to download an application visit our website: http://www.monticello.org/site/about/jobs. The Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.