Conservator, The Strong

Position Announcement
Conservator at The Strong
The Strong seeks an experienced and energetic professional to direct the conservation of The Strong’s varied collections including a comprehensive array of toys, board games, dollhouse miniatures, and arcade video games and to supervise four staff members.
The successful candidate must have superior oral and written communication skills, experience in and enthusiasm for working collaboratively in a team-based environment, capacity for strategic thinking and planning, and ability both to delegate and to lead by example.
Qualifications:

  • Advanced degree in conservation.
  • Significant experience in relevant artifact conservation, including digital.
  • Demonstrated skills in project management and supervision.
  • Knowledge of key issues and standards in lighting and environmental conditions and experience with their application in artifact storage and exhibition.
  • Commitment to quality guest service.

The Strong is the only collections-based museum anywhere devoted solely to the study of play and its critical role in learning and human development.  It holds the world’s most comprehensive collection of toys, dolls, board games, electronic games, and other artifacts of play; a library of almost 150,000 volumes; and a growing collection of related, national significant personal, corporate, and other archival materials.  The Strong’s collections, 285,000 square-foot facility, and nearly 600,000 annual visitors place it among the largest history museums in the nation.
The Strong requires all applicants to complete an online application to be considered for employment: www.thestrong.org and click on Employment at the bottom of the homepage. Candidates without access to Internet Explorer may apply with their credentials to: jobs@museumofplay.org.