Museum Specialist (Art)

The National Gallery of Art welcomes all people to explore art, creativity, and our shared humanity. Millions of people come through our doors each year, with even more online, making us one of the most visited art museums in the world. Our renowned collection includes over 160,000 works of art, from the ancient world to today.

Admission to the West and East Buildings, Sculpture Garden, special exhibitions, and public programs is always free.

The Department of Exhibitions (PEX) is responsible for coordinating and managing special exhibitions, including developing and consolidating budgets, preparing contracts for participants and guest curators, and managing correspondence with lenders of works of art. The Exhibitions Officer manages assigned domestic and international exhibitions and loans from planning through completion, ensuring effective coordination of exhibition logistics, financial and contractual requirements, and participating venues.

Duties for this position include: Serves as an Exhibitions Officer, managing domestic and international collection and loan exhibitions from conceptual planning through completion and archiving, including scheduling and coordinating participating venues and exhibition tours. Manages financial, contractual, and administrative requirements for assigned exhibitions, including budgets, agreements, lender terms, insurance, indemnity, and regulatory and policy compliance.

Directly or indirectly supervises staff at equal or lower grade levels and oversees the work of guest curators and consultants supporting assigned exhibitions.

Individual Occupational Requirements Specialized Experience (for positions at GS-5 and above): Experience related to the operation or management of a museum or similar collection of valuable objects. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include collections management, registration, cataloging, research, preservation, restoration, or conservation of collections of museum material, or other experience related to the position to be filled.

Most positions require a particular subject-matter specialization, e.g., aeronautics, anthropology, art, geology, history, natural science, technology, biology, or zoology. Specialized Experience Statement : Candidates must possess at least one year of specialized experience, equivalent in responsibility to the GS-11 level in the Federal service or private sector: coordinating and managing temporary special exhibitions and collection installations for an art museum or similar visual arts institution.

OR Related course work is required. Related fields of study include art, history, museum studies, scientific subjects, or other courses related to the position to be filled. OPM Qualifications Standard : Individual Occupational Requirements: Museum Specialist and Technician Series 1016 Associated Group standard: Not Applicable Other Relevant Eligibility Criteria : None You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, Ameri. Corps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

This position does not have an education requirement.