El Rancho de Las Golondrinas is the Southwest's Premier Living History Museum. Learn more at golondrinas.org
The Curator of Collections provides stewardship and access to the Museum’s collection. This position will have the vision and capacity to rethink and define the Museum’s collection and role it plays in presenting New Mexico’s history to the public. This individual reports to the Museum Director.
The Curator of Collections sets the vision for the documentation, care, access and use of the collection and leads the initiatives for collection stewardship also functioning as the collections manager. The Curator of Collections brings passion and knowledge about history to the identification, care, use and access of the Museum’s holdings. The Curator of Collections maintains and improves the paper and electronic systems, oversees and provides for the on-going maintenance and integrity of information about the collection, conducts inventories and catalogues objects, develops and recommends policy and procedures for collection activities, and oversees accessions, deaccessions and loans. Research on the collection and answering external research inquiries are also integral to the position. The Curator of Collections recruits, trains, and supervises volunteers and interns in assisting with collection-related activities.
This Full-Time Position is salaried and includes health and dental insurance, paid sick and vacation leave, birthday bonus check, 401K after one year of employment and 2 weeks paid end-of-year holiday vacation.
Salary Range:$50,000-$60,000
Please send cover letter and resume electronically to Daniel.goodman@golondrinas.org
No phone calls, please.
See full position description here: https://golondrinas.org/get-involved/careers/