The Princeton University Art Museum welcomes applications for a Project Collections Associate who will assist the museum collection staff with various activities associated with the re-installation of the university’s art collection for the opening of our dramatically reconceived Museum in 2025. The Art Museum anticipates this hourly position will work on-site during normal business hours, five days per week, starting in August 2024 and continuing through January 2026. Under the supervision of the Senior Collections Manager and the Museum Registrars, the Project Collections Associate will be assigned to one of five core teams: Packing, Shipping, Unpacking, Gallery, or Mount Making, and be partnered with contract art handlers or museum collections staff to execute various tasks associated with moving the art collection.
This is a full-time, benefits-eligible term position.
About the Museum:
With a collecting history that extends back to 1755, the Princeton University Art Museum is one of the leading university art museums in the country, home to collections that have grown to include more than 115,000 works of art ranging from ancient to contemporary art and spanning the globe. Committed to advancing the University’s teaching and research missions, the Museum also serves as a hub for the humanities at Princeton for visitors worldwide. The Museum currently presents exhibitions in its two downtown venues (Art on Hulfish and Art@Bainbridge) and is touring collections exhibitions nationally and internationally. When the Museum opens its dramatically reconceived building, scheduled for 2025, it will initiate a new exhibitions program with annual exhibitions on-site and on tour.
To learn more about the Princeton University Art Museum, visit artmuseum.princeton.edu.
Applications should include a resume and a cover letter addressing your interest and qualifications for the position.