JOB: Museum Researcher @ Anacostia Community Museum

The Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum seeks to contract a Museum Researcher with knowledge of twentieth-century African American art history, to join the museum during the 2026-2027 academic year. The incumbent will undertake research in the museum’s archives, conduct oral history interviews, and prepare public programs on topics in African American art history.

Interested candidates are invited to request information or submit any questions at ACMcollections@si.edu. All correspondence should be titled “Museum Researcher Contract.”

Quotes are due by Wednesday, June 10th, 2026.

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Author: Camara Dia Holloway

I am the Project Manager for the Romare Bearden Digital Catalogue Raisonné at the Wildenstein Plattner Institute. I earned my PhD at Yale University in the History of Art Department and specialize in twentieth century American art with a particular focus on the history of photography, race and representation, and transatlantic modernist networks. I also serve as a Founding Co-Director of the Association for Critical Race Art History (ACRAH).

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