Registrar, Exhibitions at the Whitney Museum of American Art

The Whitney Museum of American Art is hiring a Registrar, Exhibitions, reporting to the Head Registrar, Exhibitions. The registrar looks after artworks on loan to the museum and in its collection while they are in transit, on display or in storage.

The work covers crating and packing, transport, couriers, insurance and condition reports for domestic and international loans and artist projects, building registration budgets for exhibitions, coordinating installation and deinstallation schedules, gallery checks, documentation, and occasional courier trips and collection storage projects.

The museum asks for a bachelor's degree (master's preferred), three to five years of museum registration experience including work with living artists, a current passport and the ability to travel and pass airline and government background checks, and familiarity with The Museum System. Pay is fixed at $80,000–$95,000 a year with benefits; the role is covered by UAW Local 2110 and may involve some evenings and weekends.