Department: Collections
Reports to: William and Lia Poorvu Curator of the Collection
Type of Position: Full-time, Exempt, Maximum Five-Year Term
Salary Range: $75,000 – $85,000 depending on experience
This is an onsite, Boston-based position. Local candidates strongly preferred.
The successful candidate needs to have expertise in the intersection of art and religion or spirituality. However, their chronological or geographic area of focus can be in any area represented in the Gardner’s diverse and varied collection.
The Assistant Curator of the Collection is responsible for developing exhibitions, researching, managing, and implementing curatorial aspects of exhibitions and their related publications, interpretation, and materials. They must propose and execute at least one major exhibition in the course of their five-year term. They are also responsible for conducting research on the permanent collection and identifying new narratives and stories related to objects within their area of expertise.
This is a grant-funded position for a maximum of five years, dedicated to reevaluating the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum’s collection through the lens of religion and spirituality. The successful candidate may have expertise in any geographic or chronological area represented in the collection. Preference will be given to candidates with scholarly or curatorial experience in projects related to religion and spirituality. Their exhibition and collections-based projects will engage with this particular line of inquiry. The Gardner Museum values collaboration with internal and external stakeholders and the successful candidate will undertake these projects in consultation with outside experts, artists, and community thought leaders.
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