Job Type: Full-time
Work Location: Onsite (Goldendale, WA)
Pay: $49,000-$59,000 annually (dependent on experience and qualifications), plus benefits
Application Deadline: Before June 15; Review of applicants begins on May 15

The mission of Maryhill Museum of Art is to ignite a journey of educational enrichment in the Columbia River Gorge by preserving and interpreting art and historic collections. We achieve this by producing high-quality exhibitions and educational programs, sharing our collections with the public, maintaining an engaged member and donor support constituency, and operating our museum in accordance with the standards of the American Alliance of Museums

Position Overview: The collection at Maryhill Museum of Art includes a broad range of material that includes textiles (French couture and folk clothing); chess sets worked in many mediums; Indigenous baskets, beadwork, and carvings; oil and watercolor paintings; prints, furniture, religious icons, metal sculptures; glass; archival documents; and historic photographs.  
 
The Collections Manager/Registrar reports to and works closely with the Curator of Art. The Collections Manager/Registrar oversees all aspects of the collection and is responsible for its care and safety. This includes managing accessions and deaccessions; incoming and outgoing loans; all recordkeeping related to collections and loans (both hardcopy and digital); environmental monitoring for storage and exhibition spaces; condition reporting and assessing conservation needs; and organizing and maintaining archival storage. They act in accordance with the museum’s mission statement and values, and industry-best practices.
 
Responsibilities

• Oversee cataloging, accessioning, and deaccessioning; creating archival housing for items; maintaining both physical and digital records; maintaining digital collections management system (PastPerfect Online); inventory reports.
• Oversee the maintenance of storage and exhibitions areas which can include following integrated pest management procedures, monitoring and adjusting for environmental conditions, dusting and vacuuming, and controlling access to storage and archives.
• Develop and revise collections policies pertaining to the management and care of the collection.
• Oversee all paperwork for incoming, outgoing, and temporary loans. Work with lenders and borrowers to coordinate shipping; work with art handlers; process insurance paperwork, necessary travel documents and permits, condition reports, and manage inventory lists.
• Assist and work with organizations and individuals who submit research or image requests.
• Monitor fiscal oversight of the collections and related expenditures.
• Work with Curator of Art to install/deinstall exhibitions, including annual Pacific Northwest Plein Air in the Columbia River Gorge exhibition. Every two years the Collections Manager/Registrar will direct the install/deinstall of six Théâtre de la Mode sets (three down and three up).
• Staff the Collections and Exhibitions Committee.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Job Qualifications and Expected Knowledge

• Master’s degree in museum studies or related field.
• 3+ years of experience with museum collections.
• Demonstrated understanding of professional museum practices and standards, including registration methods, loan paperwork, safe object handling, conservation, packing and shipping of objects.
• Knowledge of laws and regulations as it pertains to materials in the collections such as: NAGPRA, CITES, Migratory Bird Treaty Act, etc.
• Familiarity with safety protocols, procedures, and regulations, including knowledge of proper lifting techniques, how to use personal protective equipment (PPE), handling hazardous materials, and emergency response protocols.
• Familiarity with PastPerfect software.
• Solid organizational skills with great attention to detail.
• Must be able to work independently and with small groups.

Physical Demands

• Ability to move around the museum or be sedentary for multiple hours at a time.
• Must be able to regularly lift up to 25 lbs.
• Must be able to bend, climb stairs and ladders, crouch, crawl.  

Institutional Overview
Maryhill Museum of Art occupies a historic Beaux-Arts mansion that is situated on 5,300 acres with panoramic views of the Columbia River. The museum was founded by Northwest entrepreneur and visionary Sam Hill, encouraged by modern dance pioneer Loïe Fuller. The museum was chartered in 1923, dedicated by Queen Marie of Romania in 1926, and opened to the public in 1940.
 
Maryhill Museum of Art’s exhibitions feature more than 80 works by Auguste Rodin, European and American paintings, furniture and ephemera from the palaces of the Romanian royal family, Orthodox Christian icons, an international array of chess sets, and the renowned Théâtre de la Mode (mannequins attired in designer fashions of post-World War II Paris). Indigenous North American baskets were a collecting interest of Hill and the museum in now home to examples from across the continent.
 
Maryhill’s William and Catherine Dickson Sculpture Park features more than a dozen large-scale works by Pacific Northwest artists. The Maryhill Overlook is a site-specific sculpture by noted Portland architect Brad Cloepfil. A life-size replica of Stonehenge—Stonehenge Memorial—is located four miles east of the museum. Sam Hill built it to memorialize local men who perished in World War I.  
 
See collection highlights: https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/maryhill-museum-of-art
 
How to Apply: Please email cover letter and résumé to Steven L. Grafe, Curator of Art, at careers@maryhillmuseum.org before June 15, 2025. Review of applicants begins on May 15, 2025.

Maryhill Museum of Art provides equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, pregnancy, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, citizenship, sex, age, or other classifications identified and protected by applicable federal, state, and local law.