Curator of Prints and Drawings

With broad direction, develops, administers, and presents the GRI's special collections of Renaissance to contemporary prints and drawings by acquisitions and donations, maintaining and managing them in collaboration with colleagues. Continually expandsknowledge of these collections, particularly by demonstrating expertise in diverse graphic media, building on areas of collection strength and filling lacunae to establish new research opportunities and initiatives. Disseminates the collections by curating exhibitions and programs, publishing scholarly research on paper and online, and organizing presentations, conferences, and workshops. Demonstrates an established reputation for scholarship, connoisseurship, and best professional practices, and is recognized as a major contributor to the field as part of established networks of colleagues and experts.

Major Job Responsibilities

• Applies extensive knowledge of art history to advanced curatorial assignments
• Performs advanced scholarly research to support the institutional mission
• Organizes significant exhibitions, major publications, or major acquisitions
• Cultivates connections and networks nationally and internationally with scholars and museum colleagues
• Researches and recommends acquisitions and donations for collection development
• Publishes and lectures extensively in area of specialization
• Leads assessment of conservation needs of the collections; recommends, prioritizes and reviews digitization projects; assesses loan requests
• Collaborates and leads in research projects; promotes collections and / or serves as a resource to scholars, visitors and staff
• May supervise research assistants or other project staff, including project planning and reviews
• Actively cultivates donors and contributes to GRI Council activities

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Benefits and Perks

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