Museum Maintainer​/Art Handler, Collections; Term Limited Position

Position: Museum Maintainer/Art Handler, Collections (2 Year Term Limited Position)

Location: Brooklyn, NY

Job : 385

# of Openings: 1

Museum Maintainer/Art Handler, Collections (2 Year Term Limited Position)

The Brooklyn Museum is a world-renowned cultural institution dedicated to preserving and showcasing art, history, and heritage. Our mission is to bring people together through art and experiences that inspire celebration, compassion, courage, and the will to act. Our vision is to serve as an institution where art is a powerful force for personal transformation and social change. Celebrating our differences and learning about our diverse communities through our collections, exhibitions, and programming is the core of who we are and what we do.

We are committed to creating and cultivating a community of talented, passionate people who are inspired to make the Museum an important hub of community activity and a great global destination. Our staff have the opportunity to grow their professional skills and work collaboratively with colleagues they admire and respect. Read more about our story here .

The Museum Maintainer/Art Handler for Collections will be part of a team in the Registration and Collections Management department, handling art in the collections and assisting with storage initiatives. The ideal candidate will have experience handling and installing a variety of objects. They will work closely with the Registration and Collections Management and Conservation teams in supporting the Museum’s collection-related activities.

This position is funded for a term of two years (subject to renewal).

• Maintain art on open display including period rooms and loan exhibitions
• Transport, handle, and install artwork, and clean and maintain secure art storage areas
• Assist with art storage inventories and surveys, rehousing, and collection reviews
• Support day-to-day collection-related moves as well as long-range planning for collection relocations
• Perform heavy lifting or other difficult tasks, which may require working on or from vehicles, ladders, scaffolds, platforms, etc.
• Receive/release, load/unload, pack/unpack, and move crates around the Museum
• Periodically support temporary exhibitions
• Other duties as assigned

• High school diploma or equivalency degree in arts-related field preferred
• Previous art handling experience and knowledge of best practices
• Experience working with tools
• Excellent dexterity skills, including ability to handle a wide variety of heavy and fragile objects, climb stairs and ladders, and visually identify objects and read accession numbers
• Ability to work professionally as part of a team or alone
• Responsibility and organizational skills
• Knowledge of or ability to learn how to safely operate heavy moving equipment
• Knowledge of or ability to learn how to use Museum’s TMS database

Department: Registrar

Reports to: Supervising Museum Maintainer/Senior Art Handler

Union status
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Union - DC37 Local 1502

FLSA status: Non-Exempt

Position type: Full-time

Schedule: 40 hours per week, Monday–Friday, 9 am–5 pm. This position is subject to occasional overtime and weekend hours.

The Museum provides competitive compensation along with generous benefits and perks for all eligible employees. Individual benefit offerings may vary based on position type and union status.

• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
• 401(k) Savings Plan and Pension Plan
• Generous paid time off, including annual vacation leave, sick leave, and 13 Museum holidays
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) & Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) for eligible pre-tax health care, dependent care, and commuter expenses
• Employee Assistant Program
• Free admission to various NYC museums and cultural institutions
• Early access to Museum exhibitions
• Invitations to staff-only programs, tours, and on-site engagement events
• Opportunities to participate in community initiatives and Museum programs
• 40% discount for staff in Museum shops
• All positions are based in Brooklyn, New York, with some eligible for a hybrid work schedule (three days on-site / two days remote)