About The Department(s) The Art Institute of Chicago’s collection of prints and drawings comprises works on paper from the thirteenth century to the present. The Specialist organizes, coordinates, and supervises art preparation and movement for departmental gallery rotations, reinstallations, and exhibitions, collaborating with curators, collection managers, installation crew, registrars, conservators, facilities, and security colleagues; relocates and installs art in the departmental galleries and storage areas; provides basic care, including maintenance of objects and displays in storage and on view; monitors environmental conditions of the galleries and storage areas; performs location tracking in the museum’s database; and supervises and assists in the preparation of objects for installation and shipment. Art movement and installation: In consultation with the curators and collection managers, responsible for planning and scheduling departmental art movement and installations; directs departmental art handling, moving art to and from galleries, storage areas, trustee meetings, imaging, and conservation/preparation studios; attend all design and installation meetings to troubleshoot any potential problems or conflicts (including mounts and casework); works with conservation for best framing and/or installation solutions; requests installation and/or packing crew as needed for art movement and provides functional supervision of art handlers and packers in installing, deinstalling, packing, and unpacking objects as directed. • Minimum 3-5 years of experience handling and installing works of art required.
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