Christopher Barfield Email & Phone Number

Miami, Florida, United States

Miami, Florida

• Manages the day-to-day activities of the Exhibitions Department
• Supervises the Assistant Curator, Senior Preparator, Preparator, and Exhibition Designer
• Leads the development of temporary exhibition content, including, but not limited to script and label writing, object selection, audio-visual content development, and interactive component design
• Develops and manages project budgets
• Oversees and participates in the design, fabrication, and installation of exhibitions
• Solicits and approves bids and quotes for contract work

Miami, Florida

• Assists in the selection of exhibitions and the development of content for those exhibitions
• Assists with exhibitions-related budgeting efforts
• Develops and coordinates schedules for the organization’s traveling exhibition program
• Assesses, develops, and coordinates department’s exhibition production schedule
• Coordinates the production and installation of exhibitions
• Develops and recruits content and programming for the institution’s Community Gallery

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

• Responsible for all aspects of the management of the Fort Lauderdale Historical Society’s collections; including its archives, artwork, architectural drawings, three-dimensional objects, library, manuscript.
• Responsible for the conception, research, production, and instillation of museum exhibits
• Plans and organizes temporary exhibits
• Develops and manages traveling exhibits
• Writes grants for general program support and special projects
• Works with the Executive Director to create and update policies and procedures regarding site security, pest management, docent access, and guidelines for rental agreements

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

• Responsible for all aspects of the management of the Fort Lauderdale Historical Society’s collections; including its archives, artwork, architectural drawings, three-dimensional objects, library, manuscript.
• Supervises interns and volunteers
• Responds to research requests via telephone and email, and assists researchers on-site
• Develops and implements a digitization program in an effort to digitize the Historical Society’s photographic print, negative, and slide collection
• Maintains exhibition spaces and cares for collections and loaned objects on exhibit
• Coordinates the delivery and return of objects on loan to and from the Historical Society

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Digitally photographed Panamanian molas recently accessioned into the Museum’s ethnology collection
• Cataloged, labeled, and housed historic archaeology materials from the Old Red Cloud Agency (39LM247) as part of the Smithsonian’s interest in the River Basin Surveys
• Located and retrieved objects from storage areas for use by researchers and photographers
• Conducted research essential to the anthropology department’s project involving the “Iron Coffin Mummy” found in Washington, DC in April 2005
• Photographically recorded object placement and condition of several permanent exhibits located within museum construction zones
• Participated in a conservation project involving a totem pole prominently displayed at the museum’s main entrance

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Prepared condition reports for new collections acquired by the National Geographic Museum – the Michael Fay collection and Samuel Booktaz collection
• Assessed condition of returning loaned objects and exhibits
• Participated in the transportation of objects between the museum’s main exhibition space and its off-site storage facility
• Cross-referenced old collections records in an effort to update and clarify information found in the collections database
• Conducted a reorganization project and partial inventory of the museum’s collection at the Explorers Hall’s off-site storage facility

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Museum Studies

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), History