Grant-Funded Assistant Archivist, Processing (3-Year)

Posted 9 days ago

nycarchivistsNew York (NY)

Archivists Museums

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About the role

The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York seeks two Assistant Archivists in its Archives, Library and Research Collections Department for a three-year fixed-term project funded by the Leon Levy Foundation. Responsibilities include processing MoMA exhibition records from 2001–2010 and contributing to finding aids and reference services. Qualifications include a BA, preferably an MLIS or archival certificate, and 1–3 years of archival processing experience.

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