Collections Specialist, Photographs [End-Dated]

Overview About The Metropolitan Museum Of Art The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy. The Museum lives in two iconic sites in New York City—The Met Fifth Avenue and The Met Cloisters. Millions of people also take part in The Met experience online. Since its founding in 1870, The Met has aspired to be more than a treasury of rare and beautiful objects. We are committed to fostering a collaborative and respectful work environment with a staff as diverse as the audiences we engage. Our staff members are art lovers who are passionate about working toward a common goal: creating the most dynamic and inspiring art museum in the world. At The Met, every staff member – from security officers to researchers to scientists and beyond – lives by our core values of respect, inclusivity, collaboration, excellence, and integrity. About the Department The Department of Photographs at The Met is devoted to the study, collection, and exhibition of photography and time-based media from 1839 to the present. Established as an independent curatorial department in 1992, the Department of Photographs houses a collection of more than 90,000 works as well as the archives of three American artists: Walker Evans, Diane Arbus, and James Van Der Zee. In 2025, the Department's collection of late-twentieth century and contemporary photography and time-based media was greatly expanded with the acquisition of The Walther Collection. The landmark gift comprises more than 6,500 photographs, including exceptionally important works from Africa and Asia, as well as related nineteenth and twentieth-century vernacular photography. General Statement of Responsibilities & Duties As the Collections Specialist, you will work in collaboration with Associate Collections Manager and the Walther Collection Curator in the Department of Photographs. You will be responsible for departmental needs surrounding the unpacking and processing of The Walther Collection. You will Create and update object location records, assisting with processing and rehousing, scheduling and organizing object photography, creating and maintaining object files and cataloging works in the collection. This is a position with an established end-date or time frame. Time frames will begin upon hire: 1 Year #J-18808-Ljbffr