Museums

 BASIC FUNCTION:  Provides strategic leadership and management of Brandywine’s education and public programs team. Leads the creation of innovative educational and artmaking activities for youth and adults in a variety of formats, with a focus on museum education and art and nature programming. Supervises education staff and trains Museum docents and interpreters for the Museum’s historic properties, including the Andrew Wyeth Studio, N.C. Wyeth House and Studio, and Kuerner Farm.

Visitor Experience Assistants (VEAs) welcome visitors to the Museum and engage with children and families in the exhibits, facilitating positive play-based learning experiences. VEAs provide customer service throughout the Museum floor through their knowledge of daily programming, Museum exhibits, ticketing/membership offerings, and wayfinding. VEAs take the lead in engaging with visitors in the Food & Family exhibit and Carousel operations and providing age-appropriate exhibit engagement opportunities that create memorable experiences for children and their families.

The Building Engineer coordinates the safe and efficient operation and maintenance of all necessary building systems. The Building Engineer coordinates and controls a range of sophisticated, stand-alone electrical, mechanical, and digital building control systems. Will perform preventative maintenance, changes, improvements, and repairs to building systems as appropriate. Duties also include ensuring the timely and accurate resolution of any museum maintenance concerns. This position reports to the Lead Engineer.
 

5 hours per week, additional fixed hours during Summer and Fall

$900 monthly stipend paid year-round

Glen Foerd, a dynamic cultural institution committed to enriching our community through arts, culture, and environmental education, seeks a highly organized and detail-oriented Executive Assistant to provide organizational support to the Executive Director and contribute to the success of fundraising activities. This role offers an exciting opportunity to be part of a vibrant cultural organization. 

Position Summary

Purpose of the Position: Draws from the Presbyterian Historical Society's collections to create and deliver education and outreach resources in a variety of formats with an emphasis on resources for PC(USA) mid councils and congregations; helps mid councils and congregations tell their own histories in ways and formats suitable to those entities; serves as a member of the exhibit team to facilitate connections between outreach, education, and exhibits; develops mechanisms for collecting feedback on outreach efforts and for tracking effectiveness in relation to goals.

Primary Function: The Guest and Protection Services Senior Specialist plays a key role in front-line operations by providing the team with constant visual surveillance information and access control to help provide an exceptional guest and staff experience, as well as to ensure the safety and protection of the collection and the Foundation’s buildings and grounds. The Senior Specialist provides a best-in-class experience to every person who works in and visits our institution. This includes engaging guests in conversation about the collection and the Foundations history, answering questions, enforcing rules, looking out for suspicious behavior, and maintaining the integrity of our back of house spaces and processes. Guest and Protection Services Senior Specialists are part of a team that are truly the face of the Barnes Foundation and work under the direction of the Assistant Director of Guest and Protection Services to ensure a visit to the Barnes is informative, friendly, respectful and safe.

The Science History Institute is seeking a full-time Philanthropy Manager to manage a portfolio of individual, foundation, and corporate prospects with the goal of growing the Institute’s pipeline of donor relationships. In addition to managing a portfolio of prospects, the position will assist with the grants process, which includes writing select proposals and overseeing reporting responsibilities of some grants. The Philanthropy Manager will also assist with the planning of fundraising events and manage select awards within the Institute’s robust awards program.

The Art Education Manager will be dedicated to managing art education programs and activities including schools, community partners, youth, teens, and visitors, with a passion for arts and culture, and the ability to manage relationships with our diverse community.

ABOUT PAFA

Ready to make a difference in the arts community? PAFA seeks a dynamic Director of Community Education and Engagement Programs to lead and innovate in adult programs, museum education, and youth/family events. This key role involves overseeing non-credit academic programs, managing educational activities and events, and collaborating with local cultural organizations to promote PAFA's mission to celebrate the transformative power of art and art making. If you have a passion for arts education and community engagement, this is your opportunity to shape the future of arts learning!