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Recent Job Postings

September 24, 2025

MNHS

• Interpreter I - Alexander Ramsey & James J. Hill House

LOCAL

• Curator - Sherlock Holmes Collections & Upper Midwest Literary Archives, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
• Visitor Experience Staff - The Works, Bloomington, MN
• Head of Reference & Instruction - Carleton College Library, Carleton College, Northfield, MN

REGIONAL

• NAGPRA Program Specialist - State Historical Society of North Dakota, Bismarck, ND
• Director of Galleries & Community Engagement - Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, Milwaukee, WI
• Chief Curator - Haggerty Museum, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
• Emerging Technologies Archivist - University of Wisconsin– Stout, Menomonie, WI
• Archivist - Sisters of Charity, BVM, Dubuque, IA
• Map Collection Project Coordinator Librarian - University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

• Museum Director - Illinois Amish Heritage Center, Arthur, IL
• Museum Exhibits Preparator - Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL
• Director - Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL
• Associate Curator - Smart Museum of Art, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
• Facilities and Exhibit Technician - Kidzeum of Health and Science, Springfield, IL
• Director of Corporate Sponsorship - Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites, Indianapolis, IN
• Assistant, Visitor Experience - Indiana Historical Society, Indianapolis, IN
• President - Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum, Indianapolis, IN
• Homecoming & Picnics Project Coordinator - Ohio Commission for the U.S. Semiquincentennial, Columbus, OH
• Communications Coordinator - Ohio Commission for the U.S. Semiquincentennial, Columbus, OH
• Art Museum Registrar - Oberlin College and Conservatory, Oberlin, OH
• Multiple Positions -  A. Paul and Carol C. Schaap Center for the Performing Arts and the Richard and Jane Manoogian Art Gallery, Grosse Pointe Park, MI
• Digital Acquisition Archivist - Archives of Michigan, Lansing, MI
• Acquisition Archivist - Archives of Michigan, Lansing, MI
• Service Employees International Union Archivist - Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
• Chief Development Officer - Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
• Collections Digitization Librarian - Lafayette College Libraries, Easton, PA
• Director of Development - St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum, St. Louis, MO
• Coordinator, Interpretation & Adult Programs - Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO
• Architectural Historian - Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln, NE
• Curator of Collections & Exhibitions - Yakima Valley Museum, Yakima, WA
• Director, Programs & Visitor Experience - Lougheed House Conservation Society, Calgary, AB
• Digital Marketing Specialist - Juno Beach Centre Association, Guelph, ON

INTERNSHIPS/VOLUNTEERS/FELLOWSHIPS

• Museum Interpretive Planner – Edwards Creative, Milan, IL or Dubuque, IA
• Curatorial Intern - Museum of Danish America, Elk Horn, IA
• Manuscript Data Curation Fellow - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

September 17, 2025

MNHS

• Curator, Fine Art OR Senior Curator, Fine Art - MN History Center
• Program Facilitator I - Mille Lacs Indian Museum & Trading Post

LOCAL

• Editor - Ramsey County Historical Society, St. Paul, MN
• Director of Exhibitions and Collections - Minnesota Museum of American Art, St. Paul, MN
• Museum & Programs Coordinator - African Economic Development Solutions, St. Paul, MN

REGIONAL

• Map Collection Project Coordinator Librarian - University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City, IA

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

• Director, Research & Interpretation - Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, Springfield, IL
• Engagement Specialist - Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites, Indianapolis, IN
• Museum Custodian - Massillon Museum, Massillon, OH
• Editor in Chief - Historical Society of Michigan Publications, Lansing, MI
• Programs Coordinator - Impression 5 Science Center, Lansing, MI
• Programs Innovator - Impression 5 Science Center, Lansing, MI
• Project Manager, Capital Projects - The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, PA
• Office Assistant - State Archeology Office, Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln, NE
• Assistant Director, Conference & Event Production - American Alliance of Museums, Arlington, VA
• Director of Education & Exhibits - Manitoba Children’s Museum, Winnipeg, MB
• Executive Director - The Bibliographical Society of America, Remote Work

September 15, 2025

MNHS

• Interpreter I - Mille Lacs Indian Museum & Trading Post
• Program Assistant, Visitor Services - Oliver Kelley Farm
• Cyber Security Specialist - MN History Center

LOCAL

• Bentson Archivist and Assistant Curator - Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
• Perimeter Guard - Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN
• Education & Museum Associate - Schubert Club, St. Paul, MN
• Director of Collections and Registration - The Cafesjian Art Trust Museum, Shoreview, MN

REGIONAL

• Museum Assistant - Racine Heritage Museum, Racine, WI
• Education Program Associate - Wisconsin Veterans Museum, Madison, WI
• Collections Archivist - The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

• Principal Investigators or Research Teams for three National Park Service projects in the Intermountain region - National Council on Public History
• Museum Ambassador Level 1 - National Public Housing Museum, Chicago, IL
• Conservation Assistant-Africa/Egypt Exhibit - The Field Museum, Chicago, IL
• Marketing & Events Coordinator - Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL
• Museum Exhibits Preparator - Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL
• Program and Education Assistant - Glen Ellyn Historical Society, Glen Ellyn, IL
• Museum Registrar - Indiana University Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology, Bloomington, IN
• President - Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum, Indianapolis, IN
• Executive Director - Carmel Clay Historical Society, Carmel, IN
• Project Reviews Manager, Architecture - Ohio State Historic Preservation Office, Columbus, OH
• Development Director - Zanesville Museum of Art, Zanesville, OH
• Director of Marketing and Development - Henry Ford Estate, Dearborn, MI
• Planetarium Lead - Grand Rapids Public Museum, Grand Rapids, MI
• Preparator - Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, MI
• Collections and Exhibitions Assistant Registrar - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
• Executive Director - R. E. Olds Transportation Museum, Lansing, MI
• Legislative Liaison 2 - Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, Harrisburg, PA
• Preservation Construction Specialist - Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Birdsboro, PA
• Maintenance Repairman 2 - Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Lancaster, PA
• Research Assistant - World War II Heritage City program, City of Warrensburg, Warrensburg, MO
• African American History Initiative Manager - Missouri Historical Society, St. Louis, MO
• Managing Director of Collections - Missouri Historical Society, St. Louis, MO
• Museum Educator, Volunteers and Group Tours - The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures, University of Missouri - Kansas City, MO
• Curator of Education - Smoky Hill Museum, Salina, KS
• Curator - National Orphan Train Complex, Concordia, KS
• Senior Financial Analyst - Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Winnipeg, MB

INTERNSHIPS/VOLUNTEERS/FELLOWSHIPS

• Historic Preservation Intern - South Dakota Department of Education, Pierre, SD

September 3, 2025

MNHS

• Project Manager II OR Project Manager III - MN History Center

LOCAL

• Assistant Director of Security - Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN
• Gallery Guard – Cambodian Bronzes Exhibition - Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN
• Event Production Overhire - Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
• Visitor Experience Event Lead - Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
• Membership and Sales Coordinator - Minnesota Children's Museum, St. Paul, MN
• Ticket Office Manager - Children's Theatre Company, Minneapolis, MN
• Curator - Tweed Museum of Art, Duluth, MN

REGIONAL

• Landscape and Gardens Coordinator - Wisconsin Historical Society, Eagle, WI
• Exhibits Coordinator - Agricultural Heritage Museum, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
• Program Manager - Project Art, Iowa City, IA

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

• Historic Sites Project Designer - State of Illinois, Springfield, IL
• Director of Knowledge, Records and Information Management - MacArthur Foundation, Chicago, IL
• Metadata Specialist - Illinois State University, Normal, IL
• RFP, Marketing Agency Services - Indiana Historical Society, Indianapolis, IN
• Museum Registrar - IU Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
• Systems Technician - Ohio History Connection, Columbus, OH
• Outreach & Communications Coordinator - Ohio Commission for the U.S. Semiquincentennial, Ohio History Connection, Columbus, OH
• Education Manager - Mazza Museum and Joseph and Judith Conda STEAM Education Center, Findlay, OH
• Executive Director - Hancock Historical Museum, Findlay, OH
• Interpreter - Harding Presidential Sites, Ohio History Connection, Marion, OH
• Director of Education and Community Partnerships - Massillon Museum, Massillon, OH
• Director of University Archives & Special Collections - Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
• Visitor Experience Supervisor - Detroit Historical Society, Detroit, MI
• Visitor Experience Associate (VEA) - Detroit Historical Society, Detroit, MI
• Event Operations Specialist - Detroit Historical Society, Detroit, MI
• White House Decision Center Director - Truman Library Institute, Kansas City, MO
• Director of Conservation - St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, MO
• African American History Initiative Manager - Missouri History Society, St. Louis, MO
• Managing Director of Collections - Missouri History Society, St. Louis, MO
• Director of Development - Missouri History Society, St. Louis, MO
• Senior Charitable Giving Advisor - Missouri History Society, St. Louis, MO
• Public Historian (Administrative Officer 2) - Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, Harrisburg, PA
• RFP: Project Archivist (short-term) - Founders Hall Museum, Girard College, Philadelphia, PA
• Head of Paintings Conservation Lab - Ford Conservation Center, Nebraska State Historical Society, Omaha, NE
• Program Interpreter Level 1 - Manitoba Children’s Museum, Winnipeg, MB

August 27, 2025

MNHS

• Digital Preservation Specialist - MN History Center

LOCAL

• Marketing Coordinator - The Bakken Museum, Minneapolis, MN
• Visitor Experience Representative (Casual) - Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN
• Friends Coordinator - Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN
• Production and Print Project Specialist - Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN
• Activate Rural Associate Director - Department of Public Transformation - Remote

REGIONAL

• Chief Operations Officer - Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, IA
• Education Coordinator - Manitowoc County Historical Society, Manitowoc, WI
• Special Events Planner (Wisconsin America 250) - Wisconsin Veterans Museum, Madison, WI
• Serials Assistant - Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, WI
• Education Outreach Coordinator - Fort Buford Site and Interpretive Center, State Historical Society of North Dakota, Williston, ND

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

• Multimedia Tech Manager - WNDR Museum, Chicago, IL
• Program Manager/Archivist - Black Metropolis Research Consortium, Chicago, IL
• Membership Programs Assistant - The Field Museum, Chicago, IL
• Museum Director - Illinois Amish Heritage Center, Arthur, IL
• Director Library Services - Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, Springfield, IL
• Maintenance Technician - Indiana Historical Society, Indianapolis, IN
• Learning and Community Engagement Manager - Indiana University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Indianapolis, IN
• Digital Librarian (Visiting) - Kinsey Institute, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
• Archivist - Museum & Collector Resource, LLC, Cincinnati, OH
• Interpreter - Warren G. Harding Presidential Sites, Marion, OH
• Contract Associate Curator - Poindexter Village African American Museum, Ohio History Connection, Columbus, OH
• Project Program Coordinator, Inclusive History Project - University of Michigan, Flint, MI
• Museum Registrar/Collections Manager - Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA
• Chief Cultural Executive Officer - African Indigenous Midwifery Museum, Ferguson, MO
• Creative Technologies Videographer - Missouri Historical Society, St. Louis, MO
• Director of Conservation - Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, MO
• Director of Development - St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum, St. Louis, MO
• Director of Research, Collections, and Exhibitions (RCE) & Chief Curator - Manitoba Museum, Winnipeg, MB
• Director/Curator - School of Art Gallery, Winnipeg, MB
• Executive Director - Stony Plain & Parkland Pioneer Museum, Stony Plain, AB

August 20, 2025

MNHS

• Setup Assistant - Minnesota State Capitol
• Payroll Technician - MN History Center
• Site Manager - Historic Fort Snelling

LOCAL

• Advancement Associate - Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, Collegeville, MN
• Program Facilitator - Minnesota Children's Museum, St. Paul, MN
• Activate Rural Associate Director - MN Department of Public Transformation, Remote

REGIONAL

• Learning Facilitator - HH Bennett Historic Site, Wisconsin Historical Society, Wisconsin Dells, WI
• Visitor Services Specialist - Madeline Island Museum, Wisconsin Historical Society, La Pointe, WI
• Director of Collections & Registration - John Michael Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI
• University Archivist - Lawrence University, Appleton, WI
• Security Officer - North Dakota Heritage Center, State Historical Society of North Dakota, Bismarck, ND
• Associate Editor - South Dakota Historical Society Press, South Dakota Historical Society Foundation, Pierre, SD
• Library Associate - State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa Department of Administrative Services, Des Moines, IA

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

• Curator - Smart Museum of Art at the University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
• Program Manager/Archivist - Black Metropolis Research Consortium, Chicago, IL
• Learning and Community Engagement Manager - Indiana University Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology, Bloomington, IN
• Collections Manager, NAGPRA - Ohio History Connection, Columbus, OH
• Manager, Public & Family Programs - Maltz Museum, Beachwood, OH
• Capital Campaign Coordinator - Belpre Historical Society, Belpre, OH
• History Interpreter/Educator - Troy Historic Village, Troy, MI
• President & CEO - Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
• Associate Curator or Curator, American Art - Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO

August 13, 2025

MNHS

• Interpreter I - Alexander Ramsey House & James J. Hill House
• Interpreter II - Alexander Ramsey House & James J. Hill House
• Accounts Payable Associate - MN History Center
• Setup Assistant - MN History Center

LOCAL

• Finance Professional 2 (Glensheen) - University of Minnesota, Duluth, MN
• Public Engagement Coordinator - Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
• 2025 Avant Garden Coordinator - Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
• Performing Arts Coordinator - The Bakken Museum, Minneapolis, MN
• Visitor Experience Staff - The Works Museum, Bloomington, MN

REGIONAL

• Historic Site Supervisor - Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center and Fort Mandan, State Historical Society of North Dakota, Washburn, ND
• Education Outreach Coordinator - Stutsman County Courthouse State Historic Site, State Historical Society of North Dakota, Jamestown, ND
• Grounds Maintenance - Fort Buford Site and Interpretive Center, State Historical Society of North Dakota, Williston, ND
• Curator - Chazen Museum of Art, Madison, WI
• Marketing and Communications Project Manager - Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI
• Library Associate - State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa Department of Administrative Services, Des Moines, IA

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

• Project Manager-Exhibitions, Construction, and Facilities - Griffin Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, IL
• Curator of Education - David Owsley Museum of Art, Ball State University, Muncie, IN
• Capital Campaign Coordinator - Belpre Historical Society, Belpre, OH
• Archivist - Wright State University, Dayton, OH
• Chief Financial Officer - Detroit Historical Society, Detroit, MI
• Facility Operations Supervisor - Old Economy Village, Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, Ambridge, PA
• Special Collections Accessions Librarian - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
• Digital Collections Manager - Mid-Continent Public Library, Independence, MO
• Preservation Archeologist - Nebraska State Historic Preservation Office, Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln, NE
• Curator of Native American and Indigenous History - History Colorado, Denver, CO
• Program Interpreter Level 2 - Manitoba Children’s Museum, Winnipeg, MB
• Engagement Coordinator (term) - Digital Public Library of America, Remote

INTERNSHIPS/VOLUNTEERS/FELLOWSHIPS

• Collections Internship - Esta Barrett Manor & Gardens, Rockford, IL