Executive Director

ADKX preserves and interprets the diverse stories of Adirondack history, culture, and people to spark thoughtful dialogue and help shape the Adirondacks of the future.

The Adirondack Experience (ADKX) seeks an Executive Director who will bring energy, creative capacity, and vision to lead the museum into its next phase of growth and development.

ADKX strives to be the preeminent, trusted repository for the material culture and stories of the Adirondacks’ diverse people, past and present. ADKX preserves and interprets the diverse stories of Adirondack history, culture, and people to spark thoughtful dialogue and help shape the Adirondacks of the future.

From lumber camp in the 1860s to the Blue Mountain summer hotel in the 1880s to museum in 1957 to the Adirondack Experience of today, the museum’s perch on 121 acres above Blue Mountain Lake embodies the transformation of the Adirondacks from wilderness to mineral and lumber resource to resort and recreational community to a museum. ADKX’s rich collection, some 30,000 objects, more than 70,000 photographs, 9,000 books, 800 collections of original manuscript materials, and permanent and temporary exhibits form a rich documentary of the ways people have understood, lived in, utilized, and interacted with the Adirondacks, from its early Native American peoples to today.

Current temporary and permanent exhibits include Artists & Inspiration in the Wild, which offers an inclusive and wide-reaching interpretation of Adirondack current and historic art. Life in the Adirondacks, a 19,000-square-foot permanent exhibit, is a fully immersive, interactive exploration of the Adirondack Park and its history, traditions, and people at work and e to the second-largest private collection of boats in the United States, Boats and Boating in the Adirondacks offers the most significant collection of authentic Adirondacks guide boats, canoes, and watercraft available, and illustrates the importance of boats for transportation and leisure in the Adirondacks.

More than 50 boats are on exhibit each year.

In 2027, ADKX will open a new permanent, interactive exhibition – The Black Experience in the Adirondacks. It represents a milestone in ADKX’s ongoing efforts to enrich everyone’s understanding of the significant contributions the Black community and other diverse communities have made to the Adirondacks over time.

ADKX has a specialized regional library with national and international significance. It is the largest, most comprehensive repository of materials relating to the history of the Adirondack region and the Park. The library serves the residents of the region and the broader research community, including students, authors, journalists, historians, documentary filmmakers, and three fellows annually.

ADKX has a significant year-round educational outreach program, in person and digitally, serving a range of young students and adults alike, both on and off campus throughout the Adirondack Park, and even beyond its “blueline” boundary. Typically, over 12,000 school children are reached throughout the school year through visits to ADKX with their classmates and teachers, but more importantly, most are reached by ADKX-employed educators bringing museum exhibits, artifacts, Adirondack stories and history to them by visiting their schools with tailor-made programs.

With an annual operating budget of almost $6 million and an endowment of $70 million, ADKX is governed by a 21-member Board of Trustees and employs 37 full-time, year-round staff, with 50 to 60 additional seasonal staff. For more information, please visit https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

The Executive Director will provide stewardship, direction, and day-to-day management of the ADKX. The Executive Director will be committed to developing a program of exhibitions, education, and signature activities that uplift the artistic, historical, and cultural assets of the region. Working with the Board of Trustees, the Executive Director will develop a multi-year strategic plan to further the organization’s mission and vision and ensure ADKX’s continued financial stability and growth.

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