Museum of the City of New York



Art Handler

The Museum of the City of New York celebrates and interprets the city, educating the public about its distinctive character,
especially its heritage of diversity, opportunity, and perpetual transformation. Founded in 1923 as a private, nonprofit
corporation, the Museum connects the past, present, and future of New York City. It serves the people of New York and
visitors from around the world through exhibitions, school and public programs, publications, and collections.

Reporting to the Registrar, the Art Handler is responsible for the safe handling, moving, and installation of
objects in the Museum of the City of New York’s collection or on loan to the Museum. In this capacity, the Art
Handler facilitates activities in the galleries and collection storerooms, both on-site and off, executing best
practices for the packing, handling, installation, and movement of objects.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Handle, move, and install historical and art objects
• Prepare, install and de-install objects for exhibition including matting and framing and other basic mounts
• Maintain exhibition spaces; dust and lightly clean collection objects and casework as needed according to

A successful candidate will have:

• 3+ years related experience within a professional arts or historical organization
• Demonstrated experience handling, installing, and mounting a variety of 2-dimenstional and 3-

BENEFITS
The salary for this position is $53,000. The position offers a competitive benefits package including medical,
dental, vision, FSA, HSA, life insurance, 401K and pension plan, short and long-term disability. Voluntary critical
illness, accident insurance, legal services, pet insurance, and Employee Assistance Program. The Museum has a
generous paid time off policy including 12 sick days per year, vacation, and 12 holidays. Your employment
relationship with the Museum qualifies you for free or discounted admissions to other participating cultural
institutions.

HOW TO APPLY
Please email your resume and cover letter to the Museum of the City of New York Attention: Human Resources
Department to jobs@mcny.org. To be considered, please include Art Handler within the subject line of your email.

The Museum of the City of New York is committed to fostering a collaborative and respectful work environment with a staff
as diverse as New York City and the audiences who are curious about learning more about its history and engaging in
contemporary urban issues. Our staff members are dedicated to working towards a common goal: creating the most dynamic
and inspiring city museum in the world.

The Museum of the City of New York is an equal opportunity employer. As such, the museum provides equal employment
opportunity for all employees and applicants without unlawful discrimination with respect to age, citizenship status, color,
creed, disability, ethnicity, gender identification, marital status, military status or veteran, national origin, political
association, political/personal convictions, predisposing genetic characteristics, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, socio-
economic status, geographic location, philosophies, or any other classification protected by federal, state or local laws, in all
employment decisions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, promotion, demotion,
transfer, lay-off, and termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment. All employment-related decisions are
based solely on relevant criteria including training, experience, and suitability.