Venice Heritage Museum
Venice, CA
Introduction: The Venice Heritage Foundation is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving, showcasing, and nurturing the diverse cultural heritage and histories of Venice, CA.
The Venice Heritage Museum (VHM), a project of the Foundation, serves as a tangible embodiment of this mission, offering exhibitions, educational programs, and events that give visitors the opportunity to experience the stories of one of the most unique and innovative communities in the United States. The museum currently holds over 4,000 photographic images, 1,000 items of ephemera, and a growing collection of museum objects.
Role Description: VHM seeks a Project Archivist to to minimally reprocess the museum’s paper-based archival collections. Though recently processed at the folder level, a lack of continuity in physical arrangement and naming conventions remains a barrier to accessibility.
Duties include but are not limited to:
– Assessing current housing of collection materials (approx. 13 linear feet) and identifying underfilled manuscript boxes for consolidation.
– Relabelling and transferring folders to their assigned locations in accordance with existing finding aid.
– Identifying inconsistencies between collection materials and their descriptions.
– Coordinating with the Consulting Archivist to review progress.
Salary: $2,000
Benefits: N/A
Education requirements: Master’s degree
Deadline to apply: May 12, 2025
Documents required to apply: Resume, Cover Letter
How to apply: By May 5, send resume and cover letter to info@veniceheritagemuseum.org with the subject line: Project_Archivist_First + last name.
Required Qualifications:
ALA-accredited graduate degree in library and information science, archival studies, or accredited international equivalent.
Minimum two years of professional experience or combined professional and education equivalent.
Knowledge of archival theories and practices, including experience accessioning, processing, and preserving manuscript/archival records.
Knowledge of relevant standards for archival description including DACS and EAD.
Knowledge of basic preservation standards for archival collections.
