Posted: 5/21/2008
Level: Mid
Type: Part time

The Holocaust Museum of Southwest Florida is a non-profit museum located in Naples, FL. Our mission is to promote tolerance and understanding by teaching the history and lessons of the Holocaust. The Holocaust Museum has a collection of more than 500 photographs and artifacts from the WWII/Holocaust time period. The museum is in the beginning stages of creating a collections management policy.

This part-time curator will assist the current volunteer curator with artifact research, management and some exhibit preparation. He/she will assist with record keeping, preparing exhibits text and labels, and completing exhibits or object research. He/she will help compile the artifact inventory and maintain the computerized catalog database. In addition, they perform regular collections maintenance tasks such as cleaning exhibit cases, preserving artifacts, and preparing items for display.

This person will also work closely with the Executive Director and Education Director to research and display traveling exhibits and create programming associated with these exhibits.

BA/BS in History and/or an MA in Museum Studies (Collections Management) strongly preferred, museum experience necessary; broad knowledge of Holocaust-era history; working knowledge of languages, particularly German, preferred; computer literate, with knowledge of collections management databases; organizational skills and attention to detail, multi-tasking, and collaborative abilities.

Prospective applicants should send a letter of application outlining experience and qualifications, a CV, and the names and contact information of three references to the following address by the deadline of June 13, 2008.

Miriam Ross, Executive Director
Holocaust Museum of Southwest Florida
4760 Tamiami Trail N., Suite 7
Naples, FL 34103
(fax) 239-263-9500