Mosh museum manual#

Write project descriptions, wall texts and labels, and catalogues.Collaborate with community experts and resources as exhibit partners.Head efforts to create new exhibits, articulating the rationale and narrative, identifying objects for the checklist appropriate to the concept and to the mission, scale and resources of the Museum.Work with Exhibits Director to research, thoroughly vet and recommend traveling exhibits aligned with Museum’s mission.Performs other related duties as required.Collaborate with Museum educators and other museum staff on methods for the presentation of the collection to the public.Prioritize conservation needs within the Museum collection and work with appropriate conservation consultants.

Carry out research and create and oversee research projects for staff, interns, and volunteers on the collection, including verifying their authenticity, tracing their provenance and judging their quality.

Confirm acceptation of acquisitions either through purchase or gift make recommendations for deaccession.

Cultivate donors and oversee continuing collecting efforts as dictated in the Collections Plan.

Remain current on all state, national, and international laws as they pertain to objects in the Museum collection.

Mosh museum manual#

Maintain and sustain Collections Policy, Plan and Procedures Manual.Provides Museum Leadership as member of Executive Team.Ĭollections Management and Interpretation: The Curator will direct the Museum’s collections management, exhibition of artifacts, and traveling exhibit programs, aligned with the Museum’s mission, vision and values. Tasks range from preparing crafts supplies for school groups, to cleaning and maintaining indoor and outdoor exhibit areas.THIS POSITION SUPERVISES THE FOLLOWING STAFF: The Museum offers volunteer opportunities in administration, education, exhibits, natural sciences and visitor services. Volunteer Responsibilities: Volunteers help with a variety of different tasks within the Museum, working with the public or behind-the-scenes. MOSH has been part of the Jacksonville community for 75 years, and is proud to offer volunteer opportunities that allow for community ownership, and help it remain tuned to the community’s needs. Volunteers help advance MOSH’s mission and reach within the community. Impact: The Museum’s mission is to inspire the joy of lifelong learning by bringing to life the sciences and regional history. Core, traveling and signature exhibits aligned with programming are designed to serve adult, family and student audiences. MOSH combines exhibits and programs to maximize the visitor experience and provide platforms for dynamic and interactive learning for every generation. The Bryan-Gooding Planetarium is one of the largest single-lens digital dome planetariums in the United States carrying the Museum’s legacy of leading the region as an expert resource for space science since 1951. It is the largest science and history museum in the region serving 225,00 visitors last year. The Museum of Science & History (MOSH), an accredited museum since 1983, has actively served Northeast Florida since 1941.