About The Trustees:   

The Trustees of Reservations (The Trustees) is the nation’s premier conservation and preservation organization. The Trustees’ properties are open to all, and we thrive by involving as many people as possible in all that we do. Founded in 1891 by a group of visionary volunteers, we preserve, for public use and enjoyment, properties of exceptional scenic, historic, and ecological value in Massachusetts. We aim to protect special places for future generations to enjoy in perpetuity. We have helped protect more than 50,000 acres, including 27,000+ acres on more than 120 reservations that are open to the public. We are a non-profit conservation organization funded and supported entirely by our visitors, supporters, volunteers, and our 100,000 Member households. 

Role Description: 

The Trustees seek to hire on-call art handlers to assist with the installations at the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum in Lincoln, MA and Fruitlands Museum, Harvard, MA. 

On-call Art Handlers will have the opportunity to assist with the safe handling and installation of artworks in the museum buildings and deCordova outdoor sculpture park under the supervision of the Senior Preparator. This is an on-call position that may only work when exhibitions are changing. The Trustees present a dynamic art exhibition program consisting of four to six exhibitions a year across two museums sites, as well as rotations of new commissions and loans of outdoor sculpture. 

Duties and Responsibilities: 

Handling and moving art objects throughout museums and sculpture park. 

Installing 2-D and 3-D artworks. 

Preparing galleries for installation including patching walls and painting. 

Packing/unpacking artworks. 

Installing audio and visual installations.