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Posted July 30, 2026
Operations Director
Northern Virginia Science Center
Loudoun, Virginia
Salary Range: $130,000 – $155,000

The opening of the Northern Virginia Science Center is the largest project in the Science Museum’s history. We are seeking a strategic Operations Director with proven museum or cultural institution experience who will bring our vision to life through exceptional day-to-day execution and a relentless focus on the guest experience. As the on-site operational leader, the Operations Director will shape how guests experience the Science Center. This role will build high-performing teams, establish a culture of accountability and collaboration, and ensure that every interaction reflects our commitment to engaging, relevant and inspiring science experiences. Overseeing the Admissions, Facilities, Grounds, and Exhibits teams, the Operations Director will integrate operational excellence across all areas of the building. In partnership with contracted teams supporting housekeeping and security, this role ensures the Science Center operates seamlessly, safely and at the highest standard.

Working closely with executive leadership, the Operations Director will translate strategy into action, aligning daily operations with agency priorities, continuously improving performance and helping position the Northern Virginia campus as an essential resource for the community. This is a unique opportunity to help launch a major new cultural destination and impact its success from day one.

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Posted July 30, 2026
Chief Financial Officer
Saint Louis Science Center
Saint Louis, Missouri
Salary Range: $216,656 – $284,626

SUMMARY
The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is responsible for leading the Saint Louis Science Center’s (the Science Center) financial strategies, providing operational oversight and strategic leadership across funding streams, investments, and budgetary processes. This position partners with leadership across the organization to align organizational strategy with financial goals to help achieve the Science Center’s mission and long-term objectives. The role of CFO at the Science Center is key to ensuring a continued financially sustainable future that is data-driven and rooted in best practices; they will drive improved business acumen across the organization by providing actionable insights, operational transparency, and financial frameworks that support efficient, informed, and financially disciplined decision making across the organization.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serve as a strategic financial advisor to President/CEO by providing decision support analytics, financial modeling, operational insights, organizational performance analysis and strategy, and growth initiatives.
• Lead the Science Center’s long-range financial planning, annual budgeting for operations and capital projects, forecasting, scenario modeling, and multi-year financial planning processes.
• Provide day-to-day leadership and oversight of the Science Center’s finance and IT departments; modeling organizational and leadership values.
• Lead, mentor, and develop finance and accounting team, fostering a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and professional growth.
• Serve as Staff Liaison to the Board of Commissioners through designated committees, including Finance Committee and Audit Committee, attending all committee meetings, presenting monthly financial reports, and supporting committing in fulfilling its fiduciary responsibilities.
• Responsible for the preparation of the annual audited financial statements. Work directly with independent certified public accountants to ensure compliance with AICPA standards.
• Oversee preparation and timely filling of IRS form 990 and any other local, state, or federal required regulatory filings.
• Work directly with attorneys or consultants to ensure compliance and the financial integrity of all applicable contracts and commitments.
• Oversee financial staff to ensure the general ledger is maintained to support reporting requirements for both a publicly and privately funded entity.
• Responsible for overall risk management and maintenance of adequate commercial liability insurance coverage.
• Directs and coordinates the Science Center’s IT contractors, managing the business partnership and is responsible for the short and long-term technical infrastructure to meet the technological needs of the organization.
• Work with HR and departmental leaders during annual workforce planning to ensure the Science Center attains its financial goals.
• Oversee the administration of the Science Center’s retirement benefits.
• Perform other duties as requested.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in finance required, master’s degree and/or CPA preferred, with strong non-profit finance experience
• Minimum 10 years’ experience leading financial operations
• Experience working in an organization in growth phase and planning capital budgets preferred
• Excellent planning and organizational skills
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Experience planning and managing financial investment strategies
• Experience overseeing 457 (b) retirement plans
• The ability to use good judgment, and communicate with tact, and diplomacy
• Proven people management and collaboration skills
• The ability to motivate and lead a high-performance management team
• Proven skills in financial planning, budgeting, and analysis
• Working knowledge of GASG, GAAP, and FASB

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift 15 pounds at times.
• Must be able to access and navigate each department at the organization’s facilities.

WORK ENVIRONMENT
The duties of this position are performed in a typical office environment. May be required to work some weekends and/or holidays.

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Posted July 30, 2026
President and CEO
Rochester Museum & Science Center
Rochester, New York
Salary Range: $200,000 – $210,000

The Rochester Museum & Science Center (RMSC) seeks a visionary President and CEO to lead one of the most distinctive cultural and educational institutions in New York State and the Northeast through a transformational period of growth. For more than a century, RMSC has inspired curiosity through science, history, and the natural world, and today the institution encompasses a dynamic museum, a renowned planetarium, and an 850-acre nature center. RMSC sits at the heart of one of the nation’s most historically significant technological centers, with ties to major research institutions and industries that have shaped the world. It stewards more than 1.2 million objects and artifacts, including the largest and most comprehensive Seneca-Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) collection on earth, along with a diversity of exhibits unmatched under a single roof anywhere in Western New York. Its span of activities, its stewardship of Rochester’s cultural and economic heritage, and its significance to the future of the region make it a singular force for education and influence. RMSC enters this search at a moment of real momentum. Recent strategic and campus planning efforts have set a clear direction for the institution’s future, one that calls for meaningful investment in facilities, exhibits, collections stewardship, community building, and the visitor experience. RMSC’s key stakeholders and leadership, together with Rochester’s civic and private sectors, are enthusiastically aligned behind these efforts. The President and CEO will join RMSC as it moves from planning to implementation, advancing an ambitious agenda while building on the energies and efforts already underway.

The President and CEO will work alongside an engaged Board of Trustees, a staff deeply committed to RMSC’s mission, and a network of supporters invested in the institution’s future. Success in this role will require a relationship-oriented leader who can navigate complexity while maintaining focus on the RMSC’s mission and long-term priorities. The next President and CEO will bring strategic judgment, sound financial acumen, and the ability to move ambitious initiatives from concept to execution. Equally important is a leadership style characterized by transparency and collaboration, which builds trust, values expertise, and creates space for diverse perspectives. The successful candidate will be a strong communicator and powerful advocate for the RMSC, able to connect with staff, trustees, donors, community leaders, elected officials, and public audiences.

Screening of complete applications will begin immediately and continue until the search process is complete. Inquiries, nominations, referrals, and CVs with cover letters should be sent via the Isaacson, Miller website.

Posted July 16, 2026
Director of Collections and Curatorial Affairs
Corning Museum of Glass
Corning, New York
Salary Range: $200,000 – $230,000

THE SEARCH
The Corning Museum of Glass (CMoG) seeks a strategic and innovative leader to serve as its next director of collections and curatorial affairs (DCCA). This is an opportunity to serve as a senior institutional leader at the world’s foremost institution in the art, history and science of glass where artistry, creativity, scientific inquiry, scholarship, public engagement, and invention coalesce. CMoG is celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2026, an occasion to mark its strong history, expand its local and international impact, and recommit to innovation and its mission to inspire people to see glass in a new light. As a member of the museum’s leadership team, the DCCA provides curatorial vision, collections stewardship, and staff development to build upon the museum’s excellence in developing, managing, exhibiting, sharing and preserving the internationally renowned collection, exhibition program, and sector-leading publications. The DCCA sets and supports best practices and sustainable strategies for the departments within the directorate (Curatorial, Collections Management, Conservation, and Photography) and proactively partners with the president and executive director and leadership team to achieve key initiatives and set professional standards. The DCCA works in partnership with the directors of the Rakow Research Library and The Studio to ensure the collaboration of the three main components that comprise CMoG —the museum, the library, and the studio. The DCCA works closely with the advancement department on fundraising opportunities in support of positions, programs, and projects. They will bring a future-forward vision that integrates the work of collections and curatorial affairs throughout the museum and sets ambitious goals to advance the field of glass in all its intellectual and creative diversity. Corning Museum of Glass has retained Isaacson, Miller, a national executive search firm, to assist in the recruitment of its next director of collections and curatorial affairs. Please direct all applications, nominations, and inquiries to Isaacson, Miller, as indicated at the end of this document.

Leadership
This position reports to the president and executive director. Dr. Jessica Levin Martinez joined CMoG as president in February 2026. Martinez previously served as the Richard J. Schwartz Director of the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell University. During her tenure at Cornell, she raised significant endowment and current-use gifts in support of curatorial positions, programming, and spaces as well as acquisitions and conservation. Martinez has built a reputation as a leading advocate for museum-based interdisciplinary teaching with global collections. This area of expertise began at the Harvard Art Museums, where she served as the Director of Academic and Public Programs and as a research curator of African art initiatives. Martinez has taught museum courses and lectured on African art and museum practice at various museums and universities including University of Michigan and University of Chicago. Martinez earned her doctorate in the history of art and architecture from Harvard University in 2004. She later travelled to Prague and Slovakia to investigate the provenance of Nazi-looted artwork. Returning to the US, she became an educator and administrator at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art.

Organizational Capacity and Finances
The work of CMoG is enabled by approximately 250 staff members, with staffing levels increasing to more than 300 during the summer months. The DCCA oversees a multidisciplinary team of 20 staff members, including six direct reports: four curators, a senior manager of collections and exhibitions, and a curatorial coordinator. The broader team’s responsibilities include collections management, conservation, photography, registration, preparation, installation, collections care and documentation. The annual operating budget for the museum is approximately $66 million. The DCCA will oversee a departmental budget of $4 million with designated acquisition funds to continue to build the museum’s important collection. The DCCA will also contribute as a member of the museum’s leadership team and work in partnership with Director of the Rakow Research Library, Director of The Studio, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Advancement Officer, Chief Marketing & Visitor Experience Officer, Chief People, Culture and Belonging Officer, and Chief Digital Information Officer.

KEY OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES
As CMoG looks to its future, the director of collections and curatorial affairs will address the following interrelated opportunities and challenges as key priorities:
Implement a curatorial vision to achieve institutional goals
As a member of the museum’s leadership team, the DCCA participates in setting the institution’s long-term goals and ensuring they are carried out for the collections and curatorial affairs departments. The director will:

• Develop an exhibition program that raises profile of the Corning Museum of Glass, contributes new scholarship, and welcomes new audiences.
• Develop plans to continually refresh and enliven permanent galleries, such as 35 Centuries of Glass and the Innovation Center, to ensure dynamic and relevant experiences.
• Inspire internal and external constituents about all things glass.
• Oversee the museum’s glass acquisition program and budgets in collaboration with curators across all stewardship areas to continue development of the comprehensive collection. The DCCA actively participates in the Board’s Collections Committee.
• Support collections care and management through the expert work of teams in registration, collections management, installation and preparation, photography, and conservation. Promote cross-institutional collaboration across teams eager to increase efficiency and facilitation of initiatives improved by interdepartmental communication and collective creativity.
• Work closely with colleagues across the museum to provide strategy and oversight in advancing master plans for display that include timeline, budget, gallery design concepts, interpretation, and implementation.
• Serve as a strategic partner to the president and executive director and help her build partnerships with other museums, institutions, fairs, academic institutions, and other cultural partners.

Support fundraising efforts for long-term financial sustainability
The DCCA is the primary advocate for the collection and exhibitions program at the heart of the museum. The DCCA will work closely with the president and advancement department to connect with current and potential supporters of the museum, compellingly communicate impact and demonstrate the value to the region and the broader international art and glass fields. Working with advancement colleagues, the DCCA will develop grant proposals for collections and curatorial priorities. The DCCA will also effectively partner with the Chief Advancement Officer to steward long-term supporters and to discover new avenues for external support of curatorial and collections-based initiatives.

Lead, develop, and empower a dedicated team
The DCCA will be responsible for developing a dedicated staff, listening, and demonstrating an understanding of their work and promoting institutional cohesion and a collective responsibility for CMoG’s future. The DCCA’s leadership will inspire team members and guide achievements on the strategic big picture level for the directorate. The director will be a decisive, values-driven leader who uses clear communication, practices transparency, implements field best practices, and holds individuals accountable. There is a wide range of experience and tenures on the team—all seek to grow, matter regionally, and connect globally. The director will lead with a sense of joy and passion to instill a positive team culture across collections and curatorial affairs and throughout the museum.

Enhance regional, national, and international engagement
CMoG is more than a traditional museum; it’s a vibrant hub of creativity, education, scholarship, and community. The DCCA will advance strategies to expansively engage new and current audiences. CMoG has a wide range of constituencies including local families, tourists, artists and scholars, and glass enthusiasts. The DCCA will embrace the institutional values of diversity and community that promote belonging of all people through deep community engagement—locally, globally and digitally—to inspire people to see glass in a new light. The work of CMoG must consider interdisciplinary approaches to achieve its institutional vision to be the international leader in transforming the world’s understanding of glass.

QUALIFICATIONS AND CHARACTERISTICS
The next DCCA will embody most, if not all, of the following professional qualifications and personal qualities:

• Demonstrated experience in programmatic or institutional innovation leading to organizational strength for the museum’s next chapter
• Experience and proven success as a senior leader of a museum. Ability to collaborate with peers and the president in a team-oriented approach to organizational leadership
• An advanced degree in art history, material culture, conservation, or broadly related fields in the arts and sciences
• Knowledge and experience in executing best practices for collections management and curatorial affairs
• A passion for applying the lens of art, history, and science in engaging the collection
• A record of successful administration, including setting departmental priorities, and personnel management
• A strong record of measurable success in developing donor relations and stewarding gifts
• Excellent interpersonal skills; works effectively with people at all levels, including board members, collectors, donors, foundations, institutional and corporate partners, and other external stakeholders
• Successfully prioritizes and manages concurrent complex projects and tasks with a resourceful and flexible mindset
• Excellence in oral and written communication skills with record of museum or related publications
• An open and collaborative approach to management, building capacity and accountability among staff and maintaining high morale

APPLICATIONS, INQUIRIES, AND NOMINATIONS
Screening of applications will begin immediately and continue until the completion of the search process. Inquiries, nominations, referrals, and CVs with cover letters should be sent to the attention of Sarah James, Ryan Leichenauer, Siobhan Hanley via the Isaacson, Miller website: https://www.imsearch.com/open-searches/corning-museum-glass/director-collections-and-curatorial-affairs. Corning Museum of Glass is an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourages applications from candidates of any race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, and/or any other legally protected status.

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Posted July 13, 2026

President & Chief Executive Officer
Grand Rapids Public Museum
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Salary Range: $275,0000 – $290,000

Overview
The Grand Rapids Public Museum (GRPM) seeks an innovative, engaged, and forward-thinking leader who is passionate about the role of a dynamic museum in a thriving community to serve as its next President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The Museum has become a model museum, serving as a community hub for education and engagement with history, science, and culture, past, present, and future. The Chief Executive Officer is the Museum’s senior leadership position and reports to the GRPM Foundation Board of Trustees and the Board of Art and Museum Commissioners. The CEO has executive oversight authority and responsibility for all Museum operations, staff, finances, and community relations.

The next President and CEO will embrace the mission of the Museum and its ability to provide an entertaining and educational experience to students and members of the public, building on the Museum’s successful educational approach and striving to enhance it through programmatic planning. The new CEO will embrace the unique capacity of the Museum to use its collection for the betterment of the Grand Rapids community and will seek out additional partnerships and opportunities to expand on this mission. As a relationship builder and leader, the new CEO will embody the Museum’s values and communicate its vision, mission, and strategic goals to partners in order to grow and expand into the future. As the Museum’s chief executive fundraiser and leading community advocate, the next CEO will work to sustain current partnerships and grow new ones.

The GRPM is the oldest and second-largest museum in Michigan. It was created under the city charter in 1854, just four years after the City of Grand Rapids was established. The Museum traces its roots to the 1868 merger of the Grand Rapids Lyceum of Natural History and the Grand Rapids Scientific Club, which became the Kent Scientific Institute and later evolved into the Grand Rapids Public Museum. Today, the Museum and Collections occupy more than 226,000 square feet and house over 250,000 artifacts and specimens that tell the stories of Grand Rapids, West Michigan, and beyond, as well as the 55-acre historic Indian Mounds site. It was the first museum in the nation to be accredited (1971) and was most recently re-accredited in 2024.
A complete Leadership Profile with additional information may be found here: https://www.agbsearch.com/searches/president-chief-executive-officer-grand-rapids-public-museum

Nominations and Applications
Review of applications for the GRPM President and CEO will begin immediately and continue until an appointment is made. To ensure full consideration, applications should be received by September 4, 2026, and must include:

• A letter of interest addressing the priorities and expectations for leadership identified in the profile;
  • A current curriculum vitae; and
  • The contact information (email and phone) for five professional references, including their relationship to the candidate. References will be contacted at a later stage in the search, and only with the candidate’s permission.

The Grand Rapids Public Museum is being assisted by AGB Search. Please direct nominations and expressions of interest or any questions regarding the application process to: GRPMCEO@agbsearch.com or to one of the AGB consultants listed below:
• Andrew Bowen, MA, Executive Search Consultant, andrew.bowen@agbsearch.com
• Nancy Targett, Ph.D., Executive Search Consultant, nancy.targett@agbsearch.com
• Lynn DellaPietra, Ph.D., Executive Search Associate, lynn.dellapietra@agbsearch.com

The Grand Rapids Public Museum is an equal-opportunity employer. It is the Public Museum’s policy to provide equal employment opportunities at all times without regard to age, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, language differences, nationality, parental status, physical, mental and developmental abilities, race, religion, sexual orientation, skin color, socioeconomic status, and any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Each employee is responsible for assisting the Public Museum in maintaining a climate that provides equal employment opportunities for all employees.

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Posted July 7, 2026
Executive Director
Virginia Discovery Museum
Charlottesville, Virginia
Salary Range: $115,000 – $135,000, commensurate with experience

About the Virginia Discovery Museum
The Virginia Discovery Museum (VDM) is a vibrant, hands-on children’s museum located on Charlottesville’s historic Downtown Mall. For more than 45 years, VDM has sparked curiosity, creativity, and discovery in young children and the adults who care for them. Through interactive exhibits and programs grounded in early childhood development, the museum creates joyful learning experiences that help build confident learners and connected families. VDM serves approximately 60,000 visitors annually and operates with a commitment to accessibility, inclusion, and community impact, ensuring that all children can explore, imagine, and discover together.

Position Summary
The Executive Director (ED) is the strategic and visionary leader of VDM, responsible for advancing its mission, ensuring financial sustainability, and strengthening its role as a cornerstone of early childhood experiences in the region. Leading a dedicated team of six staff members and 200 plus volunteers, and working in close partnership with an engaged Board of Directors, the ED balances big-picture vision with hands-on execution. This leader will drive fundraising and community engagement while maintaining excellence in daily operations and the visitor experience. The ED will play a critical role in shaping the museum’s next chapter—expanding its reach, deepening its impact, and exploring opportunities for growth in programs, partnerships, and potentially physical space. The Virginia Discovery Museum seeks to welcome its next Executive Director in Summer 2026, with some flexibility based on candidate availability.

Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership & Vision

• Partner with the Board to develop and implement a multi-year strategic plan to expand the reach and mission of VDM
• Identify opportunities for growth in audience, programming, and facilities
• Measure educational impact and organizational success and integrate into strategic planning

Fundraising & Financial Leadership

• Lead and execute a comprehensive fundraising strategy through individual giving, corporate partnerships, foundation grants, and events
• Maintain and foster new relationships with major donors and community supporters
• Oversee grant strategy, including research, writing, and reporting
• Develop and manage an annual operating budget of approximately $900,000
• Ensure strong financial controls, reporting, and compliance, including audit and tax filings
• Partner with the Board to manage long-term financial planning, including endowment oversight

Community Engagement & External Relations

• Serve as the museum’s primary ambassador and public voice
• Build strategic partnerships with schools, universities, nonprofits, and businesses
• Represent VDM with local, regional, and state government entities
• Elevate the museum’s visibility and reputation through museum associations and non-profit leadership and community organizations

Operations & Visitor Experience

• Support Director of Operations in day-to-day museum operations, ensuring a high-quality, safe, and engaging visitor experience
• Oversee exhibit maintenance and evolution of exhibits, including the historic carousel
• Spearhead collaborations with local government officials, public leaders, university partners, and others to highlight and expand VDM facilities and programming
• Uphold compliance with safety, ADA, and nonprofit regulations, and ensure equal access to programs and facilities

Team Leadership & Culture

• Retain and develop a high-performing team of staff including development and professional opportunities
• Recruit high-performing volunteers and staff as needed
• Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and mission-driven workplace culture
• Support staff in delivering innovative, high-quality programs and exhibits.

Qualifications
Required:

• 8–10+ years of senior leadership experience, ideally in a nonprofit, museum, education, or mission-driven organization
• Demonstrated success in fundraising, including major gifts and institutional support
• Strong financial acumen, including budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting
• Experience managing and developing teams
• Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills.
• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree or relevant professional certifications preferred

Preferred:

• Experience in non-profit management, education, or cultural institutions
• Familiarity with government relations and public funding environments
• Advanced degree (e.g., MBA, M.Ed., MNM, Museum Studies, or related field)

How to Apply
Interested candidates should submit a resume and cover letter outlining their interest in the role and alignment with the Virginia Discovery Museum’s mission to: edsearch@vadm.org. Applications will be reviewed by a search committee of the Board of Directors. All inquiries and applications will be handled confidentially.

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