Curator of Ceramics and Glass

Curator of Ceramics and Glass (open rank)

Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library encompasses an unrivaled museum of American decorative arts in its mansion and galleries and a magnificent 60-acre naturalistic garden—all set on 1,000 gorgeous acres.

Winterthur employs a wide array of positions in the areas of curatorial, horticulture, education, conservation, library, maintenance, marketing, development, technology, and administration.

Winterthur offers a unique and rewarding experience that is rich in culture and natural beauty. Winterthur considers its employees and volunteers to be among its greatest assets and welcomes applications from candidates who will contribute their specific skills to its mission “to inspire, enlighten, and delight all of its visitors while preserving and enhancing [Winterthur]” and also uphold its core values of agility, excellence, innovation, integrity, inclusion, and transparency.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Winterthur Museum, Garden, and Library is seeking a dynamic, highly collaborative, and innovative candidate for the role of Curator, Ceramics and Glass. Reporting to the Director of Collections, this position is within the Curatorial Department which resides in the Collections and Interpretation Division. The Curator, Ceramics and Glass, will work across Winterthur’s collection of over 90,000 objects that include furniture, textiles, prints, paintings, metals, ceramics, glass and objects of organic materials dating from the 17th century to the present and made, owned, and/or used in the Americas.

This role has primary oversight of the museum’s collection of ceramics and glass collections but engages broadly with all the resources within the museum, garden, and library to research, interpretate, promote, and teach about Winterthur and its collections. The ceramics collection numbers over 16,000 examples from North America, Europe and Asia and the glass collection numbers over 3,000 examples from North America and Europe.

Both the ceramics and glass collections are particularly strong in English wares.

The Curator, Ceramics and Glass will regularly collaborate with the Objects Lab in the Conservation Department to ensure the ongoing preservation of the collection. They will actively participate in exhibition-related activities and donor cultivation events. The ideal candidate will enjoy working across the collection and possess enthusiasm for engaging with communities beyond Winterthur’s gates through programming, public lectures, and publications. The Curator, Ceramics and Glass, is also responsible for the expansion of the ceramics and glass collections through acquisitions by gift and purchase.

In addition to the core responsibilities related to care, display, and preservation of the ceramics and glass collection, the Curator of Ceramics and Glass teaches in the (MA level) University of Delaware/Winterthur Program in American Material Culture and, if required, the Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation and holds Affiliated Faculty status.

This is a highly collaborative role that works both within the curatorial and interpretation and engagement division and interdepartmentally to accomplish projects, expand, refine, and promote the collection, and participate in programming targeted to both a scholarly and a general audience.

Compensation: $61,000 - $85,000; consideration for associate or full curator rank and associated salary will be commensurate with experience.

Benefits:Including, but not limited to, medical, dental, and vision insurance; generous paid time off plan including 10 holidays, vacation, personal, and sick time; 403b with employer match for eligible employees; discounts in the museum store and cafe; free general admission for you and your immediate family

Work Schedule: Monday – Friday, 35 hours/week, occasional weekend and evening hours

Responsibilities:

• Oversee the current collection of ceramics and glass in the Winterthur collection.
• Acquire through gift and purchase objects for that collection that increase Winterthur’s ability to represent populations, stories, and production in the hemispheric Americas from the seventeenth century to the…