Current Opportunities

The Harvard Art Museums is seeking applications and nominations for a Chief Curator.

The institution is comprised of three museums -- the Fogg, Busch-Reisinger and Arthur M. Sackler museums – and four research centers, houses one of the largest and most renowned art collections in the United States. The mission of the Harvard Art Museums is to bring to light the intrinsic power of art and promote critical looking and thinking for students, faculty and the public.

The museums are distinguished by the range and depth of their collections, their groundbreaking exhibitions and the original research of their staff. Integral to Harvard University and the wider community, the museums and research centers serve as resources for students, scholars and the public. For more than a century they have been a premier training ground for museum professionals and are renowned for their seminal role in developing the discipline of art history in the United States. The Harvard Art Museums have a rich tradition of considering the history of objects as an integral part of the teaching and study of art history, focusing on conservation and preservation concerns as well as technical studies.

For more information on the Harvard Art Museums, please visit its http://www.harvardartmuseums.org/

The Chief Curator will be a critical member of the senior leadership team of the Harvard Art Museums, along with the Director, Deputy Director and Director of Institutional Advancement. S/he will report to the Elizabeth and John Moors Cabot Director and serve as a strong thought partner to the Director on a wide-ranging set of issues. As a member of the senior leadership team, s/he will participate in the strategic planning and execution of an array of divisional initiatives and collaborate across departments to achieve institutional goals and priorities. Working in close partnership with the Deputy Director, the Chief Curator will help realize the full potential of the museums.

Most fundamentally, the Chief Curator will lead all aspects of the curatorial program at the Harvard Art Museums. S/he will lead the curatorial team and advance the Harvard Art Museums' mission to bring to light the intrinsic power of art and promote critical looking and thinking for students, faculty and the public. Under the leadership and guidance of the Chief Curator, the curatorial team will create timely and stimulating exhibitions, working with the collections of the Harvard Art Museums as well as loans from outside sources.

The Chief Curator will have significant responsibility for ensuring the strategic development and stewardship of the Harvard Art Museums' collections with a vision towards how the collections are used to fulfill the museums' unique mission as a teaching museum and premiere training ground for museum professionals, especially the rapidly evolving field of fine art curators.

Qualifications

A Ph.D. in Art History or related field and a minimum of ten years of curatorial and five years of management experience in a museum setting are highly desired for this role. Knowledge of at least one foreign language is preferred.

Koya Leadership Partners, a national retained executive search firm that works exclusively with mission-driven clients, has been exclusively retained for this search. To make recommendations or express interest in this role please e-mail Alison Ranney and Alexandra Corvin at HarvardArtMuseums@koyapartners.com. All inquiries and discussions will be considered strictly confidential.

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