Working at the BMA

The Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) offers a range of career opportunities. While some departments and positions require highly specialized education and experience, others seek individuals with more broad-based or skills-related backgrounds.

The BMA is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to building a culturally diverse staff and strongly encourage all qualified professionals to apply.

Current Openings

Museum Security Officer

The Baltimore Museum of Art seeks enthusiastic and experienced Museum Security Officers to ensure a positive and welcoming experience for BMA visitors and members.

Associate Paper Conservator

The Baltimore Museum of Art is seeking applicants for the position of Associate Paper Conservator. The successful candidate will join a dedicated conservation team who work collaboratively with BMA staff across multiple departments including curatorial, registration, installation, and exhibitions to examine, research, and care for works in the BMA collection and on loan to the Museum.

Manager of Interpretation and Evaluation

The BMA is seeking a Manager of Interpretation and Evaluation to assist in the development, implementation, and evaluation of interpretive media, technologies, and programs.

Associate Curator/Curator and Department Head, Arts of Africa, the Americas, Asia, and the Pacific Islands

The Baltimore Museum of Art seeks a full-time Associate Curator/Curator to serve as Department Head for the Arts of Africa, the Americas, Asia, and the Pacific Islands (AAAPI), one of the country’s largest and most comprehensive collections of artworks created outside of the Euro-American cultural sphere.

Custodian

The Baltimore Museum of Art is seeking a Custodian with 1-2 years of custodial experience in a commercial/institutional setting. This is a full-time, non-exempt position that reports to the Custodian Supervisor.

Senior Maintenance Technician

The Baltimore Museum of Art is seeking an experienced Senior Maintenance Technician to support general building operations and maintenance. The ideal candidate will Inspect, test, and perform Operation & Maintenance (O&M) preventative maintenance inspections on mechanical, electrical and automatic temperature control equipment utilizing results-oriented strategies to ensure continuing operation.

Warehouse Coordinator

The Baltimore Museum of Art is seeking a full-time Warehouse Coordinator to work closely with departments across the institution on their storage needs. The Warehouse Coordinator will have an understanding of inventory management, space management and ability to coordinate the movement of various and diverse types of objects.

Museum Educator – Full Time

The BMA is seeking a full-time Museum Educator to lead dynamic, interactive in-person, and virtual tours primarily for pre-K through grade 12 audiences, and for adult audiences as needed. The Museum Educator will guide hands-on tours for Close Encounters, Literacy through Art, and single-visit school groups, substituting when called upon to lead adult tours.

Art Educator Free Family Sundays – Temporary, Part Time

The BMA is seeking contract art educators to lead the BMA’s Free Family Sundays workshop series. Art educators will plan and execute drop-in art workshops for families. This role will work in partnership with the Director of Public Programs and the Education and Interpretation division to develop the program’s curricula and art-making activities, as well as lead the art-making workshops.

Junior Graphic Designer - Temporary, Full Time

The Baltimore Museum of Art is seeking a temporary Junior Graphic Designer to join our Marketing and Experience Department through March 31, 2024. The successful candidate will be proficient in Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator; present a portfolio showing an understanding of typography and page layout.

Chief Education Officer

The Baltimore Museum of Art seeks to fill the position of Chief Education Officer to provide vision and strategic direction for the Public Engagement, Interpretation, Public Programs and Learning Communities departments of the museum. The ideal candidate will develop imaginative and innovative approaches to reach and engage audiences through education programming that communicates the relationship between the Museum’s mission, vision and programs and the community.

Chief of External Affairs

The Chief of External Affairs (CEA) will lead and develop overall contributed and earned income strategies for annual operational and endowment growth.

Internships

The BMA offers internships to undergraduate and graduate students, as well as recent graduates. These positions provide the opportunity for interns to contribute to various Museum projects and activities while learning how a major institution functions on a day-to-day basis. Interns will be guided by their supervisor who will act as a mentor and teach them about their department’s function within the Museum. The BMA’s Internship Program provides each intern with a stipend.

All materials must be submitted by Sunday, April 28, 2024. For questions, email Internships@artbma.org.

AAAPI Intern

The BMA’s Curatorial Department is seeking a Summer Intern in the Arts of Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Pacific Islands to assist with exhibition and label copy research for the BMA’s Year of the Environment (2025).

Archival Processing Intern

The BMA’s Library and Archives Department is seeking an Archival Processing Intern to process manuscripts and/or institutional records. The Intern will be involved in all aspects of archival processing including arrangement and preservation as well as the creation of EAD-encoded finding aids and MARC21 format records.

Contemporary Intern

The BMA’s Curatorial Department is seeking a Contemporary Intern to assist with the Artist Interview Project. The purpose of this project is to gain insight into the artist’s practice, intention, and proper installation of their work.

MX Intern

The BMA’s Marketing and Experience Department is seeking an Intern to assist with creating BMA-branded social media posts to inspire creativity and encourage learning via social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Twitter.

Volunteer Opportunities

Thank you for your interest in volunteering at the BMA. We are not currently accepting new volunteer applications but please check back for future opportunities.