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The Baltimore Museum of Art offers a range of career opportunities. While some departments and positions require highly specialized education and experience, others seek individuals with more broad-based or skills-related backgrounds. An equal opportunity employer, the BMA offers a generous benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, prescription, 403b, flexible spending account, flexible and condensed scheduling, and excellent vacation. We are a drug free workplace; employment is contingent upon passing a drug test and security clearance.

This page features openings as they become available. To apply, please send a cover letter and resume to hr@artbma.org with the position title in the subject line. If you do not have resume please complete a job application job application (PDF) and mail it to: Baltimore Museum of Art, Human Resources 10 Art Museum Drive Baltimore, MD 21218.

Please be advised that due to the high volume of applicants, we are only able to contact those candidates whose skills and background best fit the needs of the open positions.

Contact:
Human Resources

 

Openings

Curatorial Assistant
Arts of Africa, the Americas, Asia, and the Pacific Islands

Background:
The Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) seeks a Curatorial Assistant for the Department of the Arts of Africa, the Americas, Asia, and the Pacific Islands. The Curatorial Assistant will join the curators for African and Asian art in a department holding an important collection of over 6,000 objects and a strong record of scholarship and major art exhibitions, particularly for the arts of Africa. The Curatorial Assistant will report to the Associate Curator for African Art but will also assist the Associate Curator for Asian Art and, on occasion, consulting curators and visiting scholars. The Curatorial Assistant is responsible for both the administrative functions of the department and research assistance for the collection and exhibition projects.

Responsibilities:
The Curatorial Assistant performs a wide range of duties, including: assisting with maintenance of the permanent collection; coordinating the accessions process; cataloguing objects in collections management database (The Museum System); managing business for the Friends of the Arts of Africa, the Pacific, and the Americas group; coordinating loans and exhibitions; and conducting research. The Department is planning for the reinstallation of the African collection. The Curatorial Assistant will be expected to assist with project management and research for the reinstallation, in conjunction with the Associate Curator for African Art. The Curatorial Assistant may manage work-study students, interns, and/or volunteers.

Qualifications/Requirements:
Applicants must have a bachelor’s degree, Masters degree preferred, and demonstrated study of non-European art and cultures. At least one year of museum experience preferred, ideally in a curatorial or research capacity. We are looking for candidates who demonstrate strong abilities as follows:

• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills
• Outstanding research skills
• Ability to work independently, as well as collaboratively with internal departments and external parties
• Skilled in multi-tasking, organization, project management, prioritization, and time management
• Possesses sound judgment and diplomacy
• Excellent computer skills (Microsoft Office Suite, object management database, and basic photo editing required)
• Knowledge of a foreign language a plus

Benefits:
The BMA is an equal opportunity employer and a drug-free workplace. We offer a competitive salary and a generous benefits package. For this exempt position we offer medical, dental, vision, prescription, pension plan, 403b deferred compensation retirement plan, long term disability, flexible spending account, flexible and condensed scheduling, museum shop, program and exhibition, and restaurant discounts, reduced fee gym membership and a continuing education discount. We also offer 4 weeks of earned vacation, 9 holidays, 3 personal days, a floating holiday, and 12 sick days each fiscal year.

Apply:
Please send cover letter, resume, and salary requirements via e-mail to HR@artbma.org with “Curatorial Assistant for the Arts of Africa, the Americas, Asia, and the Pacific Islands (AAAPI) and type your first and last name” in the subject line by or before February 28, 2010. Out of state candidates are welcome to apply, but there is no financial relocation assistance. No phone calls please.

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BMA Summer Internship Program (PDF)
This year's application deadline for summer internships at The Baltimore Museum of Art is March 29, 2010. New application materials will be available here on February 15, 2010.

Internships at the BMA provide undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to become familiar with how museums work and contribute to specific aspects of museum activity. These valuable learning experiences help to inform students of the various careers that are possible in a museum environment as well as develop mentor relationships as they pursue educational and career goals.

Eligibility:
Undergraduate and graduate level students are encouraged to apply. High school seniors with special recommendations from institutional advisers will also be considered.

Priority is given to students enrolled in colleges and universities in the Baltimore area, to students enrolled at colleges and universities in Maryland, and to Baltimore residents attending school out of state.

The BMA encourages students from all backgrounds to apply and is dedicated to a culturally diverse internship group.

Requirements:
Interns must commit to a minimum of 10 hours per week starting from early June and ending in August. Hours, and start and end dates are to be negotiated between the supervisor and intern.

Interns must attend three scheduled meetings that will expose them to various parts of the Museum including orientation and other meetings with key BMA staff. These meetings will be scheduled on select Fridays of each month – June 18, July 23, and August 6.

Selection Process:
Education staff will review each application to determine eligibility. Applications will then be distributed to appropriate departments within the BMA who will be hosting an intern during the summer. Respective departments will call applicants for an interview. Applicants will be notified two to three weeks after their interviews regarding the status of their applications.

Application Requirements:

• Cover letter stating your interest in a particular department within the Museum and what you hope to learn from your experience. The list of 2010 summer internships will be updated here on February 15, 2010. Until then, you can learn about previous internships by downloading this summer internship 2009 PDF.
• Current resume including mailing address, email address, telephone numbers, and work and volunteer experience.
  
• College transcript demonstrating academic performance.
• A letter of reference ideally from a teacher or professor.

Application Deadline: March 29, 2010
To be considered for an internship, application materials must be completed per the above requirements and be received by March 29, 2010.

Notification of Acceptance: By April 26, 2010
Applicants will be contacted via email, notifying you of whether you have been accepted for a summer internship. Due to limited resources, we will not be able to return calls.

Send your completed application packet to:
Preston Bautista
Director of Public Programs
RE: Internship Application
The Baltimore Museum of Art
10 Art Museum Drive
Baltimore, MD 21218

Or electronically with “Internship Application and First and Last Name” in the subject line to: programs@artbma.org.

Letters of Reference:

• Can be sent in hard copy format and included with the intern’s application
• Or by e-mail with the following information included:
  
  
  • Email Subject Line: “Internship Application & Candidate’s First and Last Name”
  • Body of e-mail:
    • Intern’s first and last name, home address, phone number and e-mail address
    • Reference’s first and last name, institution address, contact phone number and e-mail Address
    • A letter stating how you, the referee, is associated with the applicant, a specific project that you and the applicant worked on that would highlight his or her skills, and why you think the applicant would be well suited for a BMA internship.