Curator of History

Museum of Riverside (City of Riverside)

Riverside, California

Title: Curator of History
Organization: City of Riverside/ Museum of Riverside
Salary (annual):  $73,884- $89,772

Job Summary: The Curator of History is responsible for curating exhibitions, developing, presenting programs, and building the local history collections for the Museum of Riverside. Also included are curatorial responsibilities relating to informed care and interpretation of the Museum’s Victorian-era Heritage House (the only property currently open to the public and the location of the Curator of History’s office) and National Historic Landmark Harada House, and ensuring alignment with federal, state, & local historic preservation standards. In addition, the Museum of Riverside is under way on an exciting project to renovate and expand its historic main downtown museum site.

The successful candidate will be an experienced curatorial professional and will possess a distinguished curatorial record of achievement, creative storytelling skills, exceptional interpretive writing abilities, a commitment to scholarly integrity, and an engaging manner with the public. For more details, visit the City of Riverside jobs link.

Deadline to apply May 5, 2024