Museum Preparator/Designer

Montgomerty City-County Personnel•Montgomery, AL

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The fundamental reason this classification exists is to manage the care, safety, and maintenance of the art and environments in the interior and exterior of the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) in the Blount Cultural Park. Responsibilities for artworks on Museum grounds include caring for exterior art, including the Caddell Sculpture Garden and the Terrace and Till Fountain, which includes the care of the bronze sculpture; scheduling and coordinating installations and de-installations; maintaining sculpture lighting; grounds-keeping for all surrounding areas; and maintaining landscaping elements and the pool. Responsibilities for artworks on Museum interiors include moving art in and out of storage, preparing art for exhibition by matting, framing, and other techniques, scheduling installations and de-installations of exhibitions, preparing art for safe shipment, designing and fabricating exhibition furniture and other customized systems, and installing, designing, and fabricating specific graphics and virtual exhibition designs. This position maintains inventories of equipment and materials, schedules services for recurring annual interior and external care, and budgets for necessary treatments and care of sculpture and grounds.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Museum Studies, Fine Arts (Visual Arts), Studio Art, Art History, Graphic Design, Architecture, or a closely related field.
Five (5) years of experience in the handling, maintenance, and care of art or artifacts.
Experience in fine carpentry work, matting, and framing.
Experience with graphic design software and Computer-Assisted Design (CAD) programs in the creation of exhibition graphics, layouts, or related design elements.
Must possess a valid Alabama driver’s license.
Ability to pick up parts from local vendors and transport works of art.

Responsibilities

Manage the care, safety, and maintenance of art and environments in the interior and exterior of the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts.
Care for exterior art, including the Caddell Sculpture Garden and the Terrace and Till Fountain, including the care of bronze sculpture.
Schedule and coordinate installations and de-installations of artworks.
Maintain sculpture lighting.
Perform grounds-keeping for all surrounding areas.
Maintain landscaping elements and the pool.
Move art in and out of storage.
Prepare art for exhibition by matting, framing, and other techniques.
Prepare art for safe shipment.
Design and fabricate exhibition furniture and other customized systems.
Install, design, and fabricate specific graphics and virtual exhibition designs.
Maintain inventories of equipment and materials.
Schedule services for recurring annual interior and external care.
Budget for necessary treatments and care of sculpture and grounds.