Assistant Curator of African Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art · The Met Fifth Avenue, New York, NY · On-site · · USD

Full time About the Metropolitan Museum of Art The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to

• and enjoy.
• The Museum lives in two iconic sites in New York City—The Met Fifth Avenue and The Met Cloisters.
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online. Since its founding in 1870, The Met has always aspired to be more than a treasury of rare and beautiful objects. We are committed to fostering a collaborative and respectful work environment with a staff as diverse as the audiences we engage. Our staff members are art lovers who are passionate about working toward a common goal: creating the most dynamic and inspiring art museum in the world.

At The Met, every staff member – from security officers to researchers to scientists and beyond – lives by our core values of respect, inclusivity, collaboration, excellence, and integrity. Respect:
Engage one another with collegiality, empathy, and kindness, always. Inclusivity:
Ensure that all are and feel welcome and valued.

Collaboration:

Reach across boundaries to exchange ideas and work together toward our shared mission.

Excellence:
Lead the cultural world in quality and expertise—and inspire curiosity and creativity. Integrity:
Hold ourselves to the highest moral standards, admit when we fall short, and then evolve. ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT:
The works in the Africa collection of The Michael

C. Rockefeller Wing span fired clay figures shaped in present-day Mali during the twelfth century to the fiber creation Bleu no. 1 (2014) by contemporary innovator Abdoulaye Konaté.

Major forms of visual expression surveyed relate to traditions of portraiture, dynastic succession, generational rites of passage, ancestor veneration, healing and divination, and theatrical performance. Their authors have contributed to major social and cultural developments, including the flourishing of urban centers such as ancient Jenne, evident in devotional sculpture sponsored by its citizenry; the arrival of Islam through trans-Saharan trade reflected in decorative arts ranging from tunics to architectural design;

the early embrace of Christianity by Ethiopian monarchs and their sponsorship of liturgical works; the dawn of coastal trade with Europe and the exchange of exotic presentation pieces wrought from locally sourced ivory for imported luxury materials; a transformation in representation and the development of modernism in the West; and dynamically resilient historical traditions that endure into the present day.

GENERAL STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES &

As the Assistant Curator for African Art, you will contribute to the presentation, documentation, communication, and study of African Art to the broad public. You will produce original research and insights into works of art in the Museum’s permanent collection. You will support and originate special exhibitions under the discretion of the Curator in Charge.

You will collaborate with Conservators and Scientists and act as an allied professional within the wider curatorial field through the publication and presentation of your work within professional forums. The