Director of Exhibitions
About The Position
DIRECTOR OF EXHIBITION DESIGN AND PRODUCTION, MIT Museum, will be a senior member of the Museum Leadership Team responsible for planning, designing, and producing all exhibitions, including permanent, temporary, and traveling shows, and managing gallery rotations across the Museum’s locations, including 314 Main Street, the Hart Nautical Gallery, and on-campus spaces. The role oversees exhibition planning, design, production, installation, and evaluation while leading interdisciplinary teams and collaborating across departments to create inclusive, visitor-centered experiences aligned with the Museum’s mission. Key responsibilities include developing long-term exhibition strategies aligned with the Museum’s strategic plan; planning annual exhibition schedules and budgets; overseeing project management, timelines, and quality assurance; and ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget. The Director works closely with curatorial, education, collections, marketing, and communications teams to align content, storytelling, and promotion. Additional duties include evaluating exhibitions through visitor feedback and analytics, supporting traveling exhibitions and external loans, managing external consultants and contractors, assisting with exhibition fundraising, documenting exhibitions, and representing the Museum in professional forums and partnerships. A full job description is available, here: https://mitmuseum.mit.edu/connection/careers
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in design or a related field
- minimum of ten years of exhibition experience in museums, galleries, or theater
- expertise in exhibition design, multimedia and interactive installations, and museum display practices
- strong leadership, project management, budgeting, and communication skills
- ability to collaborate across departments and engage complex scientific and technological topics
- Occasional evening/weekend work and approximately 10% travel is expected
Responsibilities
- planning
- designing
- producing all exhibitions, including permanent, temporary, and traveling shows
- managing gallery rotations across the Museum’s locations, including 314 Main Street, the Hart Nautical Gallery, and on-campus spaces
- overseeing exhibition planning, design, production, installation, and evaluation
- leading interdisciplinary teams and collaborating across departments to create inclusive, visitor-centered experiences aligned with the Museum’s mission
- developing long-term exhibition strategies aligned with the Museum’s strategic plan
- planning annual exhibition schedules and budgets
- overseeing project management, timelines, and quality assurance
- ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget
- working closely with curatorial, education, collections, marketing, and communications teams to align content, storytelling, and promotion
- evaluating exhibitions through visitor feedback and analytics
- supporting traveling exhibitions and external loans
- managing external consultants and contractors
- assisting with exhibition fundraising
- documenting exhibitions
- representing the Museum in professional forums and partnerships
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
