Collections Manager

Job description

The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (NHMLAC) seeks a Collections Manager for our History Department. NHMLAC was originally the Los Angeles County Museum of History, Science, and Art; History is one of the museum’s founding collections. It includes extensive three-dimensional and archival holdings, encompassing significant materials related to Southern California's social, cultural, political, and economic history. These collections are actively used for exhibitions, research, and educational programming, serving a broad public and scholarly audience. Within the History Department, the Seaver Center for Western History Research holds “2D” archival collections, and the Material Culture section holds “3D” objects. The new Collection Manager will join an active department that currently includes two other collection managers, one based in the Seaver Center and one in Material Culture. A Curator of History is expected to be hired in 2026. As a generalist with expertise in archival (2D) collections, the Collections Manager will work primarily in the Seaver Center for Western History Research, while collaborating with the rest of the staff to accomplish projects throughout th...