Key Accountabilities:
Role purpose: The Exhibitions Specialist plays a key role in conceptualizing, planning, and executing exhibitions that showcase the museum’s automotive collections and related themes. This position requires a blend of creativity, project management, and technical knowledge to deliver engaging and educational experiences for diverse audiences.
Duties & responsibilities:
- Collaborate with curators, designers, and educators to develop exhibition concepts and narratives.
- Manage the planning, scheduling, and execution of temporary and permanent exhibitions.
- Coordinate logistics for exhibition installations, including layout, lighting, and display cases.
- Oversee the safe handling, transportation, and installation of vehicles and artifacts.
- Liaise with lenders, artists, and institutions for borrowed items and traveling exhibitions.
- Develop and manage exhibition budgets and timelines.
- Ensure exhibitions meet accessibility, safety, and conservation standards.
- Maintain detailed records of exhibitions, including condition reports and installation documentation.
- Support marketing and educational teams with exhibition-related content and programming.
- Conduct post-exhibition evaluations and contribute to continuous improvement efforts.
- Performs other relevant duties as assigned.
Qualifications/Requirements:
- 9 years of experience in exhibition planning or museum project management.
- Master’s degree in museum studies, Contemporary Art, Art History, Curating, Fine Art, or relevant fields.
- Familiarity with automotive history and culture is highly desirable.
- Experience with exhibition design software (e.g., SketchUp, AutoCAD) is a plus.
- Knowledge of museum standards for object handling, display, and conservation.
- Excellent writing and communication skills.
- Good knowledge in historical research methods.
- Eager to learn and adapt to a multi-cultural environment.
- Attention to detail.
- Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams.
- Flexible approach to work but highly committed.
- Excellent organizational ability.
- Excellent command of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel and Power Point)