The Executive Director/CEO is responsible for the day-to-day operations of Discovery Gateway children’s museum. The responsibility extends to the consistent attention to the success of its mission, financial goals and strategic direction. The position is the primary fundraiser, relationship manager, public face Discovery Gateway.
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JOB LISTINGS
Discovery Gateway the childrens museum of Utah
Salt lake City, UT
Posted: Thu, 01/29/2015
The Contemporary Jewish Museum
San Francisco, CA
Posted: Wed, 01/28/2015
The Contemporary Jewish Museum (CJM) was founded in 1984 to promote and celebrate the diversity and vitality of contemporary Jewish art and culture. Formerly housed in a small gallery in the Jewish Community Federation building lobby, The Museum opened its new facility to the public in June 2008. The award-winning 63,000 square-foot building,...
Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center
Santa Rosa, CA
Posted: Wed, 01/28/2015
JOB DESCRIPTION: TRAVELING EXHIBITIONS MANAGER
Reporting to the Curator, the Traveling Exhibitions Manager leads the delivery of consistently high quality traveling exhibitions at domestic and international venues. This position coordinates and schedules traveling exhibitions, including loan agreements, invoices, and shipment, in...
Pittock Mansion Society
Portland, OR
Posted: Tue, 01/27/2015
Pittock Mansion seeks an Associate Director (AD) to work closely with the Executive Director on the following key operational areas: visitor services, museum store, and implementing the organization’s strategic vision. These areas may evolve as the organization grows to include other areas such as accounting or communications. The AD ensures...
Acme Scenic & Display, Inc.
Portland, OR
Posted: Mon, 01/26/2015
Please go to Acme's website to review the full job description and submit a resume: http://acmescenic.com/employment/
Acme Scenic & Display, Inc.
Portland, OR
Posted: Mon, 01/26/2015
Please go to Acme's website to review the full job description and submit a resume: http://acmescenic.com/employment/
Acme Scenic & Display, Inc.
Portland, OR
Posted: Mon, 01/26/2015
Please go to Acme's website to review the job description and submit a resume: http://acmescenic.com/employment/
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Posted: Fri, 01/23/2015
MSU Museum Director Position
Michigan State University seeks a dynamic leader with significant museum experience to serve as director of its AAM-accredited science and culture museum. Founded in 1857 as part of the university’s land-grant mission, the MSU Museum, museum.msu.edu, serves...
Oakland Museum of California
Oakland, CA
Posted: Fri, 01/23/2015
The Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) is currently seeking an experienced Paintings Conservator, 4 or 5 days/week (benefits included), in the Collections and Information Access Center.
OMCA has a large collection of paintings spanning from pre-Gold Rush California to the present. The collection includes more than 5000 works...
Denver Art Museum
Denver, CO
Posted: Fri, 01/23/2015
DENVER ART MUSEUM seeks energetic curator with experience, expertise to develop exhibitions, run small department, oversee/reinstall DAM’s distinguished Asian collection -- one of top 20 in US. Opportunity for ambitious curator to work at major AAMD art museum where Daniel Libeskind’s 2006 building joins Gio Ponti’s 1971 building. Broad...
Denver Art Museum
Denver, CO
Posted: Fri, 01/23/2015
DENVER ART MUSEUM, a major AAMD art museum, seeks energetic, entrepreneurial individual with curatorial and management experience to direct department, acquire art, and create exhibitions, installations in dramatic 2006 Hamilton Building by architect Daniel Libeskind. Expertise in international contemporary art since 1980 and broad knowledge...
Anasazi State Park Museum
Boulder, UT
Posted: Thu, 01/22/2015
Anasazi State Park Museum is now accepting internship applications for the summer season. Internships can be a minimum of 10 weeks to 5 months, with a paid stipend.
Housing is provided.
Anasazi State Park Museum is located in one of the most beautiful regions of the southwest. The Museum includes a 900 year-old Puebloan village,...
Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center
Wenatchee, WA
Posted: Thu, 01/22/2015
The Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center (WVMCC) is seeking an Executive Director to provide the vision, strategic leadership and management expertise for this museum of 9 full time and part time staff. The Director is the primary staff to the non-profit Association Board of Trustees and a liaison to key funding partners. The Director...
The Mariners' Museum
Newport News, VA
Posted: Thu, 01/22/2015
About the Museum:
For over eighty years, the history of the ocean and its relationship with humankind has been told and displayed in one of the largest maritime museums in the world. Founded in 1930 by Archer Milton Huntington, The Mariners’ Museum, designated by Congress as “America's National Maritime Museum”, sits in an urban oasis –...
Burke Museum
Posted: Tue, 01/20/2015
Job Summary: Reporting to the Director of Development, the Grant Writer is responsible for developing, writing, tracking, and reporting on grants to benefit the Burke Museum. Fundraising efforts will be split primarily between exhibits and the capital campaign for the New Burke. The grant writer is responsible for cultivating and stewarding a...
Haggerty Museum of Art, Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI
Posted: Fri, 01/16/2015
DIRECTOR, HAGGERTY MUSEUM OF ART
Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Marquette University seeks experienced museum administrator with solid curatorial background to direct the Haggerty Museum of Art, the hub of the visual arts at Marquette. Opportunity to direct innovative, interdisciplinary university art museum located...
San Bernardino County
San Bernardino, CA
Posted: Fri, 01/16/2015
MUSEUM CURATOR OF HISTORY
San Bernardino County, CA
Salary up to $61,547/yr
Excellent Benefits
San Bernardino County Museum is recruiting for an enthusiastic History Curator who will have responsibility for collecting, recording, promoting and interpreting the history of the County. We have seven branch museums in...
Washington County Museum
Beaverton, OR
Posted: Fri, 01/16/2015
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR – Washington County Museum, Hillsboro, Oregon
The new Director will arrive at an opportune time for fostering increased community engagement and updating and expanding the Museum’s offerings. The new Director plays a key role in civic leadership and regional cultural development at a moment when the city’s downtown is...
Crook County/ Bowman Museum
Prineville, OR
Posted: Thu, 01/15/2015
Crook County/ Bowman Museum
Museum Collections Manager
$38,030.05 - $41,133.30
Full time w/benefits
Closes: Open until filled
Crook County/ Bowman Museum seeks a full time Collections Manager. Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Museum Studies, History or Anthropology, and one year of experience in museum...
Museums Alaska
, AK
Posted: Tue, 01/06/2015
Museums Alaska seeks an independent contractor to perform the following services:
1) Provide a central office for Museums Alaska, Inc.;
2) Produce newsletter communications and publications of Museums Alaska;
3) Prepare grants and manage fundraising efforts, complying with all grant terms and conditions of grants received;...
Children's Discovery Museum
San Jose, CA
Posted: Mon, 01/05/2015
Exhibit Designer
Full-time; exempt with benefits. Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose (CDM) is looking for an experienced exhibit designer to create quality, innovative exhibits for children and their caretakers. The skills required in this position include developing architectural design, interactive scenic and graphic components,...
Oakland Museum of California
Los Angeles, CA
Posted: Tue, 12/30/2014
ORGANIZATION
The mission of the Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) is to inspire all Californians to create a more vibrant future for themselves and their communities. The Oakland Museum of California’s values are fundamental to our institutional culture and guide our work together.
• Excellence: We are committed to excellence and...
