Position Details
Position: Assistant Curator
Type: Regular Full-Time
Location: Los Angeles, CA, US
Department: Decorative Arts and Design
Salary Range: $68,000.00 to $72,000.00 annually
Overview
LACMA’s exhibitions and acquisitions programs play a key role in its mission to serve the public by collecting, conserving, exhibiting, and interpreting significant artworks from diverse cultures and historical periods. The museum is dedicated to showcasing varied art histories from new perspectives, reflecting the region’s rich cultural heritage and diverse population. The staff is committed to inclusive access, collaboration, and fostering creativity, connection, and diverse thinking.
Role Description
The Assistant Curator will focus on European decorative arts before 1850, supporting acquisitions, exhibitions, publications, collections management, and donor cultivation. Knowledge of early American decorative arts is advantageous. The ideal candidate will have a broad intellectual curiosity and interest in connecting time periods and cultures. Experience in innovative research, public or private collections development, and audience engagement through various channels is essential.
Responsibilities
- Support permanent collection installations for the Geffen Galleries.
- Participate in collection research, object selection, layout development, and installation.
- Prepare interpretive content for Collections Online and other formats.
- Contribute to LACMA’s exhibition program, supporting large-scale projects.
- Conduct research for proposed acquisitions and provide written justifications.
- Co-author or contribute to museum catalogues and publications.
- Cultivate new donors and steward existing relationships.
- Assist with administrative duties, including object inquiries and maintenance of object files.
- Participate in departmental donor/supporter events.
Benefits
The position offers a salary range of $68,000.00 – $72,000.00 and includes LACMA’s comprehensive benefits package, such as a pension plan. LACMA is dedicated to providing competitive benefits as part of a strong employee experience.
Qualifications
- At least 2 years of curatorial experience; MA required.
- Proven success in collaborative work.
- Exceptional written and oral communication skills.
- Expertise in European Decorative Arts, with knowledge of the history of silver and early American decorative arts.
- Knowledge of a foreign language is an asset.
Please include a cover letter, writing sample, and a list of three references with your application. Applications without cover letters will not be reviewed.
Application deadline: August 20, 2024
Image credit: Photograph: Shutterstock/Min C. Chiu
