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Recent Job Postings

August 13, 2025

MNHS

• Interpreter I - Alexander Ramsey House & James J. Hill House
• Interpreter II - Alexander Ramsey House & James J. Hill House
• Accounts Payable Associate - MN History Center
• Setup Assistant - MN History Center

LOCAL

• Finance Professional 2 (Glensheen) - University of Minnesota, Duluth, MN
• Public Engagement Coordinator - Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
• 2025 Avant Garden Coordinator - Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
• Performing Arts Coordinator - The Bakken Museum, Minneapolis, MN
• Visitor Experience Staff - The Works Museum, Bloomington, MN

REGIONAL

• Historic Site Supervisor - Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center and Fort Mandan, State Historical Society of North Dakota, Washburn, ND
• Education Outreach Coordinator - Stutsman County Courthouse State Historic Site, State Historical Society of North Dakota, Jamestown, ND
• Grounds Maintenance - Fort Buford Site and Interpretive Center, State Historical Society of North Dakota, Williston, ND
• Curator - Chazen Museum of Art, Madison, WI
• Marketing and Communications Project Manager - Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI
• Library Associate - State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa Department of Administrative Services, Des Moines, IA

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

• Project Manager-Exhibitions, Construction, and Facilities - Griffin Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, IL
• Curator of Education - David Owsley Museum of Art, Ball State University, Muncie, IN
• Capital Campaign Coordinator - Belpre Historical Society, Belpre, OH
• Archivist - Wright State University, Dayton, OH
• Chief Financial Officer - Detroit Historical Society, Detroit, MI
• Facility Operations Supervisor - Old Economy Village, Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, Ambridge, PA
• Special Collections Accessions Librarian - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
• Digital Collections Manager - Mid-Continent Public Library, Independence, MO
• Preservation Archeologist - Nebraska State Historic Preservation Office, Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln, NE
• Curator of Native American and Indigenous History - History Colorado, Denver, CO
• Program Interpreter Level 2 - Manitoba Children’s Museum, Winnipeg, MB
• Engagement Coordinator (term) - Digital Public Library of America, Remote

INTERNSHIPS/VOLUNTEERS/FELLOWSHIPS

• Collections Internship - Esta Barrett Manor & Gardens, Rockford, IL

August 6, 2025

MNHS

• Setup Assistant - Minnesota History Center 

LOCAL

• Curator - Tweed Museum of Art, Duluth, MN
• Executive Director - National Eagle Center, Wabasha, MN
• Executive Director - Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center, Finland, MN
• Executive Director - Mini Sota Agricultural Children's Museum, Benson, MN
• Visitor and Gallery Operations Manager - Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
• School and Gallery Programs Coordinator - Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
• Digital Designer - Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
• Lifelong Learning Programs Coordinator - Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
• Preparator - Exhibition Fabrication Specialist - Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
• Design Store Retailer - Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
• Donor Relations Coordinator - Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
• Manager of Collection Storage - Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
• Publications Manager - Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
• Senior Gift Officer, Head of Planned Giving - Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN
• Framing Technician - Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN
• Museum Educator - Bell Museum, St Paul, MN

REGIONAL

• Assistant to the Executive Director/ Curator - Vernon County Historical Society, Viroqua, WI
• Animal Care Assistant - Old World Wisconsin, Wisconsin Historical Society, Eagle, WI
• Education Facilitator - Old World Wisconsin, Wisconsin Historical Society, Eagle, WI

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

• Museum Educator - Elk Grove Park District, Elk Grove Village, IL
• Digital Processing Archivist - North Park University, Chicago, IL
• Digital Asset Specialist - The Obama Foundation, Chicago, IL
• Curator of Asian Art - Newfields, Indianapolis, IN
• Information Technology Manager - Indiana Historical Society, Indianapolis, IN
• Engagement Specialist Supervisor - Levi and Catharine Coffin State Historic Site, Indiana State Museum, Fountain City, IN
• Director of Education and Community Partnerships - Massillon Museum, Massillon, OH
• Visitor Engagement Coordinator - National Museum of the Great Lakes, Toledo, OH
• Museum Educator (General Curriculum) - Grand Rapids Public Museum, Grand Rapids, MI
• Digital Marketing and Social Media Coordinator - Cranbrook Academy of Art & Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, MI
• Curatorial Assistant - Museum of Nebraska Art, Kearney, NE
• Preservation Archeologist - Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln, NE
• Museum Registrar / Collections Coordinator - Museum of Nebraska Art, Kearney, NE
• Head of Paintings Conservation Lab - Ford Conservation Center, Nebraska State Historical Society, Omaha, NE
• Collections Manager/Registrar - Gorman Museum of Native American Art at UC Davis, Davis, CA
• Museum Technician - Manitoba Children’s Museum, Winnipeg, MB
• Education & Programming Coordinator - Sam Waller Museum, The Pas, MB
• Education and Programs Coordinator - Diefenbunker: Canada's Cold War Museum, Ottawa, ON

July 30, 2025

MNHS

• School & Youth Programs Facilitator - MN History Center
• Facilities Maintenance Technician - Mill City Museum

LOCAL

• Executive Director - Sherburne County Historical Society, Becker, MN
• Executive Director - Edina Historical Society, Edina, MN
• Events and Marketing Coordinator - Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota, Mankato, MN
• Membership and Sales Coordinator - Minnesota Children's Museum, St. Paul, MN
• Data Curation Librarian - Open Research and Publishing, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
• Curator for the Tweed Museum of Art - University of Minnesota, Duluth, MN
• Spam Museum Manager - Hormel Foods, Austin, MN

REGIONAL

• Director of Visitor Services - Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation, Crazy Horse, SD
• Tour Guide - Deadwood History, Deadwood, SD
• Program Manager - Project Art, Iowa City, IA
• Collections Move Technician, Cultural Science (History) - Milwaukee Public Museum, Milwaukee, WI
• Museum Guide - University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
• Learning Facilitator - Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, WI

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

• Assistant Curator - Midway Village Museum, Rockford, IL
• Museum Associate - Bureau County History Center,  Princeton, IL
• Museum Director - Arlington Heights Historical Museum, Arlington Heights, IL
• Grants Specialist - The Field Museum, Chicago, IL
• Assistant Curator of Invertebrate Zoology - The Field Museum, Chicago, IL
• Traveling Exhibitions Manager, Sales - The Field Museum, Chicago, IL
• Historical Site Interpreter - Gene Stratton-Porter State Historic Site, Indiana State Museum, Rome City, IN
• Digital Collections Librarian - Butler University, Indianapolis, IN
• Exhibition Specialist - Holden Forests & Gardens, Cleveland Botanical Garden, Cleveland, OH
• Director of Development - American Sign Museum, Cincinnati, OH
• Associate Director, Retail & Visitor Services - Maltz Museum, Beachwood, OH
• Exhibits Technician 1 - Lakeshore Museum Center, Muskegon, MI
• Archival Digitization Specialist - Finlandia Foundation National, Hancock, MI
• Archivist for University Collections - Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
• Museum and Historic Site Administrator 1 - Cornwall Iron Furnace, Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, Cornwall, PA
• Cultural Resource Specialist - Rock Bridge Memorial State Park, Columbia, MO
• Project Manager - Heritage Consulting Group, Kansas City, MO
• Capitol Gift Shop Lead - Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln, NE
• Gallery Assistant - Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery, Lindsborg, KS
• Development Coordinator - Manitoba Museum, Winnipeg, MB
• Director of Research, Collections, and Exhibitions (RCE) & Chief Curator - Manitoba Museum, Winnipeg, MB
• Executive Director - Toronto Music Experience, Toronto, ON
• Collections Assistant - Toronto Railway Museum, Toronto, ON

INTERNSHIPS/VOLUNTEERS/FELLOWSHIPS

• SMSC Native American Fellowship - Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN
• Museum Program Fellow - American Conservation Experience, Calumet Township, MI

July 23, 2025

MNHS

• Interpreter I - History Center Museum

LOCAL

• Interpretative Programs Manager - Wakan Tipi Awanyankapi, St. Paul, MN
• On Native Land Program Associate - Bell Museum, St. Paul, MN
• Visitor Service Coordinator - Bell Museum, St. Paul, MN
• Library Specialist, E-Services and Metadata - Macalester College, St. Paul, MN
• Literary Manager & Artistic Associate - History Theatre, St. Paul, MN

REGIONAL

• Collection Management and Access Services Librarian - University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD
• Museum Interpreter - Siouxland Heritage Museums, Sioux Falls, SD
• Data Manager - South Dakota Hall of Fame, Chamberlain, SD
• Museum Guide - Camp Dodge, State of Iowa, Johnston, IA
• Director, Special Collections and Archives - University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City, IA
• Executive Director - German American Heritage Center and Museum, Davenport, IA
• Museum Manager & Curator - Pleasant Prairie Historical Society, Pleasant Prairie, WI
• Guest & Member Services Associate - Jewish Museum Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
• Web Manager - Wisconsin Historical Foundation, Madison, WI
• Assistant Development Director, Annual Gifts - Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Madison, WI
• Facilities Management Supervisor - Old World Wisconsin/Circus World Museum, Wisconsin Historical Society, Eagle & Baraboo, WI
• Daily Operations Manager - Circus World Museum, Wisconsin Historical Society, Baraboo, WI
• Preservation Manager - Taliesin, Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, Spring Green, WI

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

• Project Manager-Exhibitions, Construction, and Facilities - Griffin Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, IL
• Supervisor, Visitor Services - The Obama Presidential Center, Chicago, IL
• Supervisor, Visitor Education & Engagement - The Obama Presidential Center, Chicago, IL
• Visitor Services Associate - Champaign County Forest Preserve District, Mahomet, IL
• Accounting Assistant - Indiana Historical Society, Indianapolis, IN
• Digital Collections Librarian - Butler University Libraries, Indianapolis, IN
• Interpretive Manager, Tours - Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens, Akron, OH
• Public Historian, HBCU Radio Preservation Project - Center for Radio Preservation and Archives at WYSO, Yellow Springs, OH
• Deputy Director of Advancement - Maltz Museum, Beachwood, OH
• Community Relation & Marketing Manager - Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum, Saginaw Valley State University, University Center, MI
• Museum Curator-REGION 2 - Montgomery County, Norristown, PA
• Museum and Historic Site Administrator 1 - Cornwall Iron Furnace, Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, Cornwall, PA
• Project Coordinator, Historic Tax Credits - Heritage Consulting Group, Kansas City, MO
• Manager of Programs and Community Partnerships - Gardiner Museum, Toronto, ON
• Museum Programmer - Lloydminster Museum + Archives, Lloydminster, SK
• Collections Access Coordinator and Provenance Researcher - Museum of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

July 16, 2025

MNHS

• Store Lead - Mille Lacs Indian Museum & Trading Post
• Site Manager - Oliver Kelley Farm
• Box Office Assistant - MN History Center

LOCAL

• Visitor Services and Retail Manager - Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County, Moorhead, MN
• Marketing & Communications Specialist - Glensheen Historic Site, Duluth, MN
• Guides and Tours Specialist (School Group Focus) - Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN
• Janitor-Night Shift - Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN
• Preparator - Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis, MN
• Group Sales Assistant - Bell Museum, St. Paul, MN
• School Programs Coordinator - Bell Museum, St. Paul, MN
• Traveling Exhibit Operations Lead - Minnesota Children's Museum, St. Paul, MN

REGIONAL

• Museum Tour Coordinator (K-12) - John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI
• Capital Campaign Coordinator - Fargo Moorhead Science Museum, Fargo, ND
• Executive Director - Waukesha County Historical Society & Museum, Waukesha, WI

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

• Curatorial Assistant, IT - Peoria Park District, Peoria, IL
• Archivist - Cantigny, Wheaton, IL
• Archivist - Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures of the University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
• Early Childhood Intermittent Program Specialist - Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites, Indianapolis, IN
• Volunteer Specialist - Lake Erie Nature & Science Center, Bay Village, OH
• Museum Interpreters - Maltz Museum, Beachwood, OH
• Associate Director, Stop the Hate Program - Maltz Museum, Beachwood, OH
• Education Specialist - Holden Forests & Gardens, Kirtland, OH
• Processing Archivist - Archives & Rare Books Library, University of Cincinnati Libraries, Cincinnati, OH
• Executive Director - Creative Washtenaw, Ann Arbor, MI
• Museum Educator - Missouri Historical Society, St. Louis, MO
• Arts & Humanities Librarian - Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO
• Missouri Valley Special Collections - Librarian/Archivist, Kansas City Public Library, Kansas City, MO
• Grants and Procurement Officer - Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln, NE
• Digital Educator - Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln, NE
• Exhibit Technician - Royal Alberta Museum, Edmonton, AB
• Jr. Exhibit Technician - Royal Alberta Museum, Edmonton, AB

INTERNSHIPS/VOLUNTEERS/FELLOWSHIPS

• SMSC Native American Fellowship - Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN
• Teen Historian Apprentice - Missouri Historical Society, St. Louis, MO

July 9, 2025

MNHS

• Cataloging and Metadata Manager - MN History Center

LOCAL

• Group Sales Assistant - Bell Museum, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, MN
• School Programs Coordinator - Bell Museum, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN
• Grant Programs Assistant Position - Minnesota State Arts Board, St. Paul, MN

REGIONAL

• Finance & Operations Specialist - Old World Wisconsin, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Eagle, MN
• General Counsel -  Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, WI
• Attraction Director - Old World Wisconsin, Wisconsin Historical Society, Eagle, WI
• Donor Records Coordinator - Milwaukee Public Museum, Milwaukee, WI 

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

• Cyrus Tang Foundation School Programs Instructor - The Field Museum, Chicago, IL
• Assistant Conservator, Paper - Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
• Corporate and Museum Graphics Installer - Edwards Creative, Milan, IL
• Director of Education - Children’s Discovery Museum, Town of Normal, Normal, IL
• Associate Curator of Exhibitions and Collections - Illinois Holocaust Museum, Skokie, IL
• Museum Registrar - Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
• Curator of American Art - Newfields, Indianapolis, IN
• Lead Archivist - Heritage and Research Center at Saint Mary's, Notre Dame, IN
• Social Media Coordinator - Impression 5 Science Center, Lansing, MI
• Curator of Education & Academic Engagement (Education Manager) – Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum, University Center, MI
• Event Manager - Grand Rapids Public Museum, Grand Rapids, MI
• Executive Director - Port Huron Museums, Port Huron, MI
• Museum Educator 2 - Ephrata Cloister, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Ephrata, PA
• Historic Preservation Specialist - Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Harrisburg, PA
• Teacher and Student Learning - Associate Educator, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, MO
• Associate Charitable Giving Advisor - Missouri Historical Society, St. Louis, MO
• Lead Preparator - Sheldon Museum of Art, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
• Conservation Technician - Nebraska State Historical Society, Omaha, NE
• Accountant I - Nebraska State Historical Society, Omaha, NE
• Assistant/Associate Curator of European Art - Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, NE
• Curatorial Assistant - Wichita Art Museum, Wichita, KS
• Senior Financial Analyst - Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Winnipeg, MB
• Director of Development - The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, Toronto, ON
• Heritage Planning & Public Art Coordinator - Town of Banff, Banff, AB

July 2, 2025

LOCAL

• Assistant Preparator - Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN

REGIONAL

• Visual and Performing Arts Coordinator - Project Art at University of Iowa Health Care, Iowa City, IA
• Vice President of Operations - Betty Brinn Children's Museum, Milwaukee, WI
• Security Officer (Part Time) - Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI
• Pembina State Museum Grounds Maintenance - State Historical Society of North Dakota, Pembina, ND
• Senior Manager of Visitor Experiences - Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Foundation, Medora, ND
• Archaeological Field Technicians (Field Based) - ERM, Sioux Falls, SD

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

• Major Gifts Associate - The Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL
• Giving Societies Manager - The Morton Arboretum, Lisle, IL
• Facilities Maintenance Technician - National Trust for Historic Preservation/Edith Farnsworth House, Plano, IL
• Public Service Administrator - Illinois State Museum, IL Department of Natural Resources
• Associate Director of Programs & Education - Minnetrista Museums & Gardens, Muncie, IN
• Archivist - Kinsey Institute at Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
• Lead Archivist - The Heritage & Research Center at St. Mary’s, Notre Dame, IN
• Executive Director - Buckeye Imagination Museum, Mansfield, OH
• Collections Manager Assistant - Bay Village Historical Society,  Bay Village, OH
• Academic Programs Coordinator - Holden Forests & Gardens, Kirtland, OH
• Executive Director - Port Huron Museum, Port Huron, MI
• Archival Digitization Specialist - Finnish American Heritage Center, Hancock, MI
• Development Events Manager - Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, MO
• Conservation Technician - Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln, NE
• Office Assistant - Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln, NE
• Paintings Conservator - Gerald R. Ford Conservation Center, Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln, NE
• Hall of History Curator - Boys Town, Boys Town, NE
• Postdoc Research Fellow - Institute for Immigration Research, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
• Storyteller & Resource Developer - Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, Calgary, AB

INTERNSHIPS/VOLUNTEERS/FELLOWSHIPS

• Postdoctoral Fellowship in Paleontology - Milwaukee Public Museum, Milwaukee, WI