THE CORNING MUSEUM OF
GLASS SEEKS CURATOR OF EUROPEAN GLASS
The Corning Museum of Glass, located in the Southern Tier of New York State, is a 225,000 square foot complex dedicated to the art, science, crafting and scholarship of glass. It is the repository for the world’s largest collection of glass, 45,000 objects representing an encyclopedic 3,500-year history of the art and science of glass. The 167,000 square foot museum is one of the three buildings in the Corning Museum complex, which also includes the Rakow Research Library and The Studio.
The Curator of European Glass reports to the Director and is a member of the Director’s senior staff. S/he works closely with the curatorial, collections, conservation and education department staffs including the Curators of American Glass, Modern Glass and Glass Science; the Chief Conservator; the Collections and Exhibition Manager; and the Director of Education and The Studio.
The Curator of European Glass is responsible for the acquisition, exhibition, cataloguing and research of the Museum’s European glass collection. The Curator of European Glass’s primary responsibilities are to provide leadership and vision for the Department’s continued curatorial excellence; oversee acquisitions in their area, represent the Museum at national and international professional meetings and take an active role in grant development.
Ongoing responsibilities will include:
Overseeing the exhibition areas in the galleries pertaining to European glass, including displays and copy for labels
Developing and implementing special exhibitions of European glass
Recommending acquisitions of glass and glass-related material such as books, periodicals and photographs of European glass
Consulting with private collectors for loans or gifts to the Museum Cataloging the collection of European glass Assisting in periodic surveys or inventories of the collection
Lecturing at the annual Seminar as it relates to European glass and to other museum groups, as appropriate
Responding to all inquiries about European glass
Pursuing original research in the field, writing catalogs, articles and other materials for the Museum and other publications
Making recommendations regarding loans to and from the Corning Museum of Glass and working with the Registrarial and Conservation Departments to ensure the appropriateness, safety and condition of all loans.
W: http://www.cmog.org/employment-opportunity/curator-european-glass
The Corning Museum of Glass, located in the Southern Tier of New York State, is a 225,000 square foot complex dedicated to the art, science, crafting and scholarship of glass. It is the repository for the world’s largest collection of glass, 45,000 objects representing an encyclopedic 3,500-year history of the art and science of glass. The 167,000 square foot museum is one of the three buildings in the Corning Museum complex, which also includes the Rakow Research Library and The Studio.
The Curator of European Glass reports to the Director and is a member of the Director’s senior staff. S/he works closely with the curatorial, collections, conservation and education department staffs including the Curators of American Glass, Modern Glass and Glass Science; the Chief Conservator; the Collections and Exhibition Manager; and the Director of Education and The Studio.
The Curator of European Glass is responsible for the acquisition, exhibition, cataloguing and research of the Museum’s European glass collection. The Curator of European Glass’s primary responsibilities are to provide leadership and vision for the Department’s continued curatorial excellence; oversee acquisitions in their area, represent the Museum at national and international professional meetings and take an active role in grant development.
Ongoing responsibilities will include:
Overseeing the exhibition areas in the galleries pertaining to European glass, including displays and copy for labels
Developing and implementing special exhibitions of European glass
Recommending acquisitions of glass and glass-related material such as books, periodicals and photographs of European glass
Consulting with private collectors for loans or gifts to the Museum Cataloging the collection of European glass Assisting in periodic surveys or inventories of the collection
Lecturing at the annual Seminar as it relates to European glass and to other museum groups, as appropriate
Responding to all inquiries about European glass
Pursuing original research in the field, writing catalogs, articles and other materials for the Museum and other publications
Making recommendations regarding loans to and from the Corning Museum of Glass and working with the Registrarial and Conservation Departments to ensure the appropriateness, safety and condition of all loans.
W: http://www.cmog.org/employment-opportunity/curator-european-glass
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