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The Smithsonian Institution is the world’s largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums and the National Zoo. This position is in the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC). The National Museum of African American History and Culture is a national museum for the study and exhibition of African American history and culture.
Duties
The Museum Specialist assists supervisors with research, collections development (including acquisitions, documentation, and management), exhibition development, and public service. Work assignments may require duty locations either at the NMAAHC's offices on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., or the Smithsonian's Pennsy Collections and Support Center in Landover, Maryland.
In this position, you will:
- Conduct research on topics, themes, and objects within Smithsonian.
- Collaborate with collections management and curatorial staff in the long-term development of the NMAAHC’s collection and the information pertaining to it.
- Support the collection acquisition and loan processes by preparing justifications, researching some potential acquisitions, communicating with vendors, assisting with processing acquisitions paperwork and monitoring all phases of payment processing.
- Respond to inquiries regarding collections from the general public.
- Write materials for object labels, the museum’s website, interactive educational devices, and acquisition documentation as determined by curatorial supervisors.
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