The Seaport Museum in New York is looking for 2/3 collection management and/or archives interns for the upcoming Winter/Spring semester, mid-January to mid-May 2020.
The internship is unpaid, and it’s primary for college credits.

The Seaport Museum is dedicated to document the history of New York City’s port, from its earliest days in the 17th century, until today. The Museum houses exhibition galleries, two working nineteenth century print shops, a large collections of works of art and artifacts, archives, and a maritime reference library, and a fleet of historic ships docked on Pier 16.

The Collections Department is currently in the middle of the first wall-to-wall inventory in over two decades of its 28,000+ collections including paintings; drawings, prints and photographs; ship models; and historic artifacts; and a 65,000+ archival collections, including business and ship documents, manuscripts and ephemera. The intern will be able to have hands-on collections care, cataloging, research and digitization experiences, as well as have the possibility to meet with other department heads, participate in meetings, assist in general Museum events, and attend professional development outings in other museums, archives and libraries.

Please forward the posting attached to any current or past students and interns of yours, that might be interested.
More information could be also found here: https://southstreetseaportmuseum.org/jobs-internships/

Fauquier History Museum at the Old Jail in Warrenton, VA currently has in its collection a Rogers anchor. The museum would like to transfer this artifact to a more fitting museum. Please feel free to reach the museum through any of the methods below.

Thank you,

Erin Clark, Executive Director
director@fauquierhistory.org
540-347-5525
www.fauquierhistory.org

The USS Constitution Museum is now accepting nominations for its 2020 Don Turner Award. Established in 1991, this award is named in honor of Don Turner, a former head of USS Constitution Maintenance and Repair Facility. It recognizes his singular contribution toward the preservation of “Old Ironsides” and the skills that built her, as well as his knowledge of and dedication to the ancient art of shipbuilding.

Mr. Turner was the first recipient of this award named in his honor. Since then, the Museum has honored others who are similarly dedicated to maritime preservation and advances in ship construction and design. Some recent recipients of the Don Turner Award include Elizabeth E. Meyer (2011), Peter M. Stanford (2012), Harold Burnham (2013), Ralph W. Stanley (2013), Nathaniel S. Wilson (2014), the Charles W. Morgan Restoration team (2014), Maine Windjammer Fleet (2015), Meghan E. Wren (2016), Naval History & Heritage Command Detachment Boston (2017), the PT-305 Restoration team from the National WWII Museum (2018), and the Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey Association (2019).

The USS Constitution Museum presents this award to a person or team of people (professional or amateur) who have contributed significantly to efforts to preserve important vessels or who have made significant contributions to our knowledge and understanding of ship design and construction.

If you would like to submit a nomination for this award, please send an email to the Museum’s Awards Committee at awards@usscm.org. Please include the name of your nominee and a short paragraph (100-250 words) explaining how the nominee has made significant contributions to efforts to preserve important vessels or to our knowledge and understanding of ship design and construction. Nominations are due by 4:00 pm on Tuesday, November 5, 2019.

If you have any questions, please contact the Awards Committee at awards@usscm.org or call (617) 426-1812 ext. 125.

The Curator Branch of the Naval History and Heritage Command seeks a Museum Specialist to work with the headquarters artifact collection at the Collection Management Facility in Richmond, VA. Please visit https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/548620200 to view the announcement, which closes Tuesday, October 22^nd.

The Membership Committee has prepared a short survey as it prepares for a new year. This survey, a fillable form, was resent to all member institutions today. The committee would appreciate receiving your responses by October 31, 2019.

If any member did not receive the survey, please contact the CAMM Administrator, Paul Fontenoy, at maritimemuseums@gmail.com and request a copy.

We look forward to learning from you, and thank you.

CAMM is excited to announce we have been joined by a new member: the Bayshore Center at Bivalve. This is only the second maritime museum in New Jersey to join us. If you would like to welcome them or want to know more about this museum, please contact:

Brian Keenan
Executive Director
Bayshore Center at Bivalve
Home Port of NJ’s Tall Ship
www.bayshorecenter.org
(856) 785-2060

 

Welcome aboard!

Mystic Seaport Museum presents J.M.W. Turner: Watercolors from Tate, a major exhibition organized in cooperation with Tate, from October 5, 2019, to February 23, 2020. The show is drawn from the renowned Turner Bequest of 1856, the vast legacy of art donated to Great Britain by J.M.W. Turner (1775-1851), which resides today at Tate. Mystic Seaport Museum is the only North American venue for the exhibition. For more information, please go to: https://www.mysticseaport.org/press-release/2019/mystic-seaport-museum-organized-in-cooperation-with-tate-presents-the-most-comprehensive-exhibition-ever-in-u-s-of-watercolors-by-j-m-w-turner/

 

CIMM Executive Director – deadline application due October 25, 2019

The Ventura County Maritime Museum, Inc., dba Channel Islands Maritime Museum (CIMM) was incorporated in 1990 as an independent, non-profit 501 (c) (3) public benefit organization. CIMM has been an Oxnard cultural resource for 29 years, serving the area that includes Ventura County and Southern California.  Our mission is to provide an enriching museum experience based on maritime history ranging from ancient mariners to the modern marine era, and to enhance the understanding of our rich international and local seafaring heritage with a focus on educational programs through world-class maritime art, unique ship models, dynamic exhibits, artifacts and a nautical research library.

Position Summary – CIMM is seeking a full time Executive Director to provide leadership in executing the Museum’s strategic plans and goals in accordance with its mission.  Working with the Board of Trustees, the Executive Director will advance the growth and development as envisioned in the Strategic Plan, grow a larger and more diverse funding base over time, and strengthen management practices across all areas of the organization.

SUMMARY OF KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Fundraising – Ensure that CIMM has a diverse and resilient funding base.
2. Organizational Management – Lead and manage all aspects of the Museum, including Volunteers and Staff.
3. Strategic Leadership – Enhance and build on the Strategic Plan as identified, and turn the strategy into action
4. Program Management – Provide program development in accordance with the mission, supporting the volunteer and staff groups in their execution.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS

Fundraising – Ability to plan and lead a diverse and sustainable fundraising program, providing     on-going stability.

• Ability to identify, cultivate and steward major donors and foundations to support CIMM’s mission and growth
• Knowledge of and experience with developing marketing and donor outreach materials
• Experience in soliciting strategic grants from foundations and other major donors
• Experience working with database software used by the Museum that tracks donors and other stakeholders

Organizational Management – Leadership and management of all aspects of a nonprofit organization, a diverse team, and its finances and operations.

• Nonprofit financial acumen
• Experience with recruiting, engaging and supervising a talented staff and volunteer team.
• Knowledge of best practices in human resources.
• Day-to-day nonprofit operations experience, including customer service.
• Sensitive to and experience with issues of diversity and inclusion.
• Project management, direction and delegation experience.
• Ensuring compliance with all local, state and federal legal requirements.

Strategic Leadership – A hands-on leader with the ability to turn strategy into action to meet CIMM’s goals

• Understanding of the dynamics of CIMM’s culture and vision for the future
• Knowledge of and experience with productively partnering with a Board of Trustees and various Board and Volunteer committees

Program Management – Proven coordination skills with the ability to develop and manage programs within a team environment

Communication/Skills Requirements

• Enjoys networking and being the public face of CIMM
• Superior written and verbal communication
• Effective and confident public speaker with strong presentation abilities
• Marketing knowledge, particularly using social media
• Attentive to detail
• Positive working relationship with Volunteer groups
• The capability to understand and operate software used by the Museum: Microsoft Office, Charityproud, Past Perfect, NCR Silver POS, etc.
• Knowledge of the Ventura County/Central Coast donor/funder community desirable

Education/Training

The ideal candidate will have demonstrated strong leadership capabilities as well as excellent managerial and interpersonal skills in the nonprofit arena, with proven results in community engagement, financial sustainability and capital campaigns.  Experience in the museum world, while not mandatory, is preferred.  The candidate will have a strong interest in history and art, from either a museum or personal perspective.  A college degree is required, and an advanced degree in a related field would be a plus.  Second, or multiple, language skills are preferred, but not mandatory.

Reports to:  Channel Islands Maritime Museum Board of Trustees, subject to the direct supervision of the Board President and Executive Committee

Salary:  Negotiable

Employment Type/Payroll Status:  Full Time Exempt

The Prime Minister of Turkey visited the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum on Saturday, September 21

l-r: Ryan Zinke (Former Secretary of the Interior), Greg Gorga (SBMM Executive Director), Lola Zinke, Binali Yildirim (Prime Minister of Turkey), Maryam Cooley Telos, David Cooley Telos, Ihsan Durdu (Advisor to the Prime Minister)