Travelling Exhibitions Officer
Bibliothèque nationale de France
12-month contract
France, Paris
The BnF Travelling Exhibitions Officer will work in the Museum, Exhibitions and Events Department, to support the Director of the Department and the Head of Exhibitions. The Officer will be responsible for coordinating and supervising exhibitions with original artworks created by the BnF for external partners, both in France and internationally, as part of co-organisations, co-productions or production of exhibitions for hire.
- Ensure the follow-up and coordination (design, pre-production, planning, execution) of exhibitions scheduled internationally for 2023 and 2024; take part in the development of new off-site projects.
- Take part in the internal study of the national and international touring policy model, for exhibitions based on the BnF’s collections, and in the pre conception, if required, of the future unit in charge of these exhibitions.
- Take part in the negotiation and contractualisation of new projects with institutional partners and, in this respect, ensure functional liaison with other departments, such as the Publishing Department for the sale of catalogue rights, where appropriate.
Notes
Position to be filled from 14 March 2022.
Travel when required in the context of prospecting or negotiating and monitoring itinerary projects.
About the authors & contributors
The Bibliothèque nationale de France is a public institution under the supervision of the Ministry of Culture and Communication. Its mission is to collect, preserve, enrich and communicate the national documentary heritage. As part of its international outreach and in order to make the diversity of its collections better known to as many people as possible, the Cultural Development and Museum Directorate is looking for a project manager for one year to help develop its policy of exhibitions outside the library and to coordinate the BnF's exhibitions at the Louvre Abu Dhabi.