Megan Dischinger Email & Phone Number

• Coordinate exhibitions and gallery rotations; assist in budget preparations; review exhibition contracts; organize packing, shipping, courier, customs and insurance arrangements; catalogue and condition report incoming.
• Assumes primary… Show more
• Assumes primary responsibility for extended loans to the museum; including legal paperwork, condition reports, insurance coverage, packing and shipping and cataloguing of works upon arrival at the museum
• Oversees the extended loan renewal process
• Assumes primary responsibility for reviewing and clearing up old or problematic loans and enacting Minnesota’s abandoned property act as necessary as well as cataloging unidentified objects found in the collection Show.

• Assumes primary responsibility for extended loans to the museum; including legal paperwork, condition reports, insurance coverage, packing and shipping and cataloguing of works upon arrival at the museum
• Oversees the extended loan renewal process
• Assist the Registrar with special exhibitions, care and maintenance of loans and permanent collection objects and the implementation of related policies, systems and procedures.

• Fill in for registrars as necessary, including registering artwork, entering data and updating The Museum System (TMS) database.
• Assist in coordinating opening and closing of special exhibitions.
• Maintain registration files, paperwork and legal documents.
• Generate paperwork for mailings and coordinate shipping.
• Order office supplies and archival supplies.
• Act as office administrative assistant.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Update historical information within the database by building exhibition histories and revising loan data. This search-able information will be available to the public via the museum’s website.
• Revise database training documents to be utilized by all museum departments.
• Assist curatorial staff with provenance research and special requests from the public.
• Maintain object files, general filing, and bibliography work.
• Utilize the database, The Museum System (TMS), to change,… Show more
• Utilize the database, The Museum System (TMS), to change, update and add exhibition histories, loan histories and object files. Show less

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Conduct an inventory project of objects in main storage and objects on view in the galleries.
• Obtain photographs, condition reports, dimensions, descriptions and record all objects within the Africa and Americas departments’ storage.
• Number objects for identification and ensuring their safe storage.
• Utilize the database, The Museum System (TMS), to change, update and add object files.

• Utilize effective communication skills while working with the public, various museum departments, and high level donors.
• Multi-task and prioritize by answering phones, selling merchandise, and assisting museum guests.
• Proven knowledge of Patron Edge, Patron Edge Online, Excel, and Word.

Minneapolis

• Maintain and clean artwork in the galleries, resulting in top condition for viewing and preservation.
• Monitor hygrothermal devices and microclimates to ensure an ideal atmosphere for artwork.
• Plan and implement anoxic treatments and pest management procedures.

Morris, MN

• Selected by the director of the Fine Arts Gallery at the University of Minnesota, Morris to work in the UMM HFA Gallery leading a group of interns and to assist the director of the Gallery.
• Wrote the Gallery’s press releases, contacted artists, and organized mailings using effective communication skills to present the Gallery in a positive light.
• Created a system to catalogue and track the University’s art collection.
• Implemented an inventory project which included reconciling… Show more Selected by the director of the Fine Arts Gallery at the University of Minnesota, Morris to work in the UMM HFA Gallery leading a group of interns.
• Implemented an inventory project which included reconciling all past records and artwork files.
• Assisted the Director by answering phones, tracking appointments and keeping the Director’s schedule, demonstrating communication, time-management, and detail-oriented skills.

Collections Care Certification, Museum Collections Care

Ba, Art History, Studio Art