Gallery attendants at both the Longyear Museum of Anthropology and Picker Art Gallery are key players in the museums’ day-to-day operations. The attendants are the first faces our visitors see, and thus are integral to assisting in both creating a welcoming atmosphere and keeping our galleries secure.
This front-facing position entails engaging with guests, performing basic cleaning tasks, and enforcing gallery-specific rules. Gallery Attendants may also have the opportunity to undergo collections handling training with a staff member and gain behind-the-scenes museum experience by helping with exhibition installation before show openings.
Details
- Paid position
- Flexible commitment, 5 - 12 hours per week
- No previous experience necessary
- Does not fulfill the MUSE minor's practicum requirement
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If this position is open it will be posted under the Student Employment tab on the at the beginning of each semester.
As a gallery attendant, I love that I can engage with the inner workings of the museum and our local community. Some days, I can chat with an old friend of the artist we’re exhibiting, and the next, I’m helping tear down a wall in our gallery space for our next installation. So, not only am I able to bring my Gallery Attendant experiences into classroom spaces on campus, but I’m also gaining practical skills for careers spanning numerous disciplines.
Oscar Brown ‘26