Job Description
The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell has been bringing art and people together since 1973, with free admission for all. The Museum welcomes visitors to experience original works of art across an array of global traditions, time periods, and media for education, inspiration, and delight, and connects to the vibrant intellectual and cultural life of Cornell University and a public audience through exhibitions, programs, teaching, and research. It is a nationally recognized university art museum, with a collection of 40,000 objects and a pre-K-12 teaching focus based on its Asian, Pre-Columbian, African, and contemporary art collections, as well as special exhibitions. The education department of the Johnson Museum serves between 6-7,000 pre-K-12 students per year in a 50-mile radius of rural Ithaca. The Museum is also a part of Kids Discover the Trail, a citywide sequential program that reaches every child in the Ithaca City School District through a consortium of eight educational organizations, including the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the Cornell Botanical Gardens, and The Tompkins County Public Library.
Responsibilities + Skills
Superb organization skills, including the ability to follow protocols, multi-task, and prioritize responsibilities.
Education
Experience
Experience with, or eagerness to acquire experience with, working with school-age children in formal or informal settings, e.g., as a camp counselor, teachers aide, or museum educator, etc.
