Application deadline: July 13, 2025
The MUSEUM MMK FÜR MODERNE KUNST is seeking a full-time Lead Conservator to join its team.
The MUSEUM MMK FÜR MODERNE KUNST in Frankfurt am Main is one of the world’s leading institutions for contemporary art. Since its founding in 1991, the museum has served as an important platform for the production, presentation, and discussion of contemporary art, always with the aim of questioning and reflecting on the present. Each year, the MMK organizes six to eight new exhibitions in its three venues: the MUSEUM MMK, the TOWER MMK, and the ZOLLAMT MMK. Exhibitions range from retrospectives to critically engaged group exhibitions and new productions by young artists. With a collection of more than 5,000 works from 1904 to the present, the museum strives to offer different perspectives on the present through thoughtful presentations and programming to open a space for reflection and participation.
Your responsibilities will include
–Monitoring the condition of the collection, ensuring the proper care, preservation, and treatment of the works
–Implementing measures to restore and conserve artworks in the collection (paintings, sculptures, installations, drawings, photographs, video, time-based, and other media)
–Supporting the curatorial team in the following areas: organizing the logistics for exhibitions, as well as supervising restoration and conservation during the set-up and dismantling of the ongoing exhibitions program
–Working closely with the registrar, warehouse manager, shipping coordinator, and other team members on incoming and outgoing loans, as well as ensuring the correct storage of newly acquired works
–Developing new restoration methods and opportunities
–Preparing, coordinating, monitoring, and documenting loans
–Documenting and repairing damage
–Communicating with insurance companies and appraisers
–Preparing service descriptions for external companies; obtaining quotes
The skills you will bring
–An academic degree (BA, MA, or Dip HE) in Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage, Conservation Science, Technical Art History, or a comparable discipline relevant to the position
–Professional knowledge and previous experience in carrying out comprehensive and complex conservation treatments across diverse object types, including but not limited to contemporary works of art
–A high level of personal responsibility
–Possess initiative, with the ability to multitask, organize, and prioritize work within a given time frame
–Intercultural and gender competence
The MUSEUM MMK FÜR MODERNE KUNST will offer you an inspiring position as part of a competent team and remuneration in accordance with TVÖD 12.
Application deadline: July 13, 2025
Please submit your application as one PDF document (smaller than 10 MB) or reach out to Julia Eichler with any questions at julia.eichler@stadt-frankfurt.de.
We are looking forward to receiving your application.
