Job Title: Project Conservator
Pay/Hours/Benefits: This is a full-time, one-year term limited position (with the option for renewal, pending funding availability and completion of project objectives) with an annual salary of $85,447 – $93,994. A benefits program is mentioned in the advert but applicants requiring further details should contact the Hirshhorn’s HR department at HMSG-HR@si.edu.
Institution: Hirshhorn Museum Sculpture Garden
Application Deadline: May 18, 2026
Brief Description:
The Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (HMSG) is a leading voice for contemporary art and culture and provides a national platform for the arts and artists of our time. We seek to share the transformative power of modern and contemporary art with audiences at all levels of awareness and understanding by creating meaningful, personal experiences in which art, artists, audiences, and ideas converge. We enhance public understanding and appreciation of contemporary art through acquisition, exhibitions, education and public programs, conservation, and research. In order to fulfill its mission, HMSG develops collaborative relationships with institutions and organizations within the Smithsonian, the United States, and abroad. The collection consists of approximately 13,000 objects of modern and contemporary art, consisting of paintings, sculptures, variable media, and works on paper.
The Project Conservator is responsible for conservation treatment and assessment of HMSG sculpture collections in offsite storage during a multi-year remediation project. The Project Conservator will conduct a survey of approximately 1200 sculptures, draft treatment proposals, propose recommendations for rehousing, and conduct treatment on a variety of artworks in various mediums.
This is a one-year term position with the option for renewal, pending funding availability and completion of the project’s objectives; located primarily in the Museum Support Center (MSC), in Suitland, MD. This job is not suitable for hybrid or remote work.
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