Curate the MET's American Paintings

June 19 2025

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Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York (MET) are hiring an Assistant Curator, American Painting & Drawing.

According to the job description:

As the Assistant Curator of American Painting and Drawing, you will have expertise in 18th- and 19th-century art and culture. Working with diverse Museum colleagues, you will contribute to researching, cataloguing, interpreting, and enhancing works in the American Wing collection, while also proposing installations and publications. You are committed to telling expansive and inclusive stories with a broadly conceived collection of American art.

The job comes with a salary between $85,000 - $95,000 per annum and no application deadline has been posted.

Good luck if you're applying!

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