Museum Director

J. Paul Getty Trust
USA
Applications close 22 June 2005

The J. Paul Getty Trust is an educational institution dedicated to enhancing the quality of life through an understanding and appreciation of the visual arts. The Trust consists of four very strong programmatic components - The Getty Museum, Research Institute, Conservation Institute, and Foundation - and it operates at two architecturally significant locations in Los Angeles, the Getty Center and the Getty Villa. It is known throughout the world for its respected professionals, marvelous collections, excellent programs, spectacular sites, all supported by a strong financial endowment. The Trust is currently seeking a Director for its Museum. This individual will be critical to the success of the organization, reporting directly to the President, with fundamental authority for all Museum activities including acquisition strategy, budget, and personnel decisions. The position oversees seven curatorial departments, outreach, educational, and interpretive activities, conservation functions linked to each collection area, and wide ranging exhibitions, public programs, and publications. This unique responsibility also includes opportunities for the Director to advance the goals of the Museum in collaboration with other Trust programs. The Getty is recruiting a Director who desires a very visible position, with significant influence, stature, and authority. The Director will work aggressively to continue the strengthening of our collections, drawing on a record of scholarly expertise within the Museum's established collecting areas. A leader is required who has a commitment to teaching and innovation in the visual arts and a dedication to diverse local audiences. The ideal candidate for this position will have, above all, a vision for guiding this museum within the Framework of the Trust and the ability to implement that vision for hundreds of employees, thousands of colleagues, and millions of visitors. The Getty is seeking an inspiring leader, with an outstanding record, who has the skill to recruit, strengthen, and retain a group of professionals while generating positive morale throughout the organization. The incumbent will be a strong colleague, with great passion for the visual arts who can build relationships and creatively and forcefully represent the institution with the international art world. It will be crucial to have someone who enjoys and demands extraordinary achievement, who can make tough decisions while accepting responsibility for them, who maintains an empathetic perspective with integrity and good humor, and communicates openly with elegance and effectiveness.

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