The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston is in the search for a Head of Security & Safety. Please click to view the full position description or to nominate/apply.

MFAH seeks a seasoned professional to manage security and safety for a main campus and other properties comprising 46+ acres that have a broad array of publicly accessible buildings and gardens housing sensitive and valuable art collections. MFAH properties, buildings and gardens are shaped to be open and inviting to the public, and the museum welcomes more than 1.5 million visitors and partners annually onto its grounds. The Security Team balances a very hospitable and friendly approach to supporting visitors, with their core mission to safeguard people and secure great works of art.

The Museum of Fine Arts Houston functions as an integrated visual arts experience and is counted among North America’s largest museums. MFAH has permanent collections spanning more than 6,000 years of history with 64,000 works from six continents; a newly redeveloped main campus encompassing 14 acres in the heart of Houston’s Museum District; and 300,000 square feet of permanent and temporary exhibition space. The museum also boasts a variety of horticultural features and visually stunning gardens, fountains and outdoor exhibition areas; restaurants and arts-themed retail shops; a school, classrooms, lecture hall and research facilities; archives, libraries and conservation facilities; administrative offices. The museum employs more than 663 permanent and temporary staff funded solely by MFAH, with 400 docents, supporting the educational mission and 1,500 volunteers supporting a broad range of MFAH activities, and has an annual budget of approximately $70 million.

We appreciate you sharing the position description with your network, and also any nominations you might have.

For additional information or to apply, please contact Dennis Hanthorn & Steven Oppenheim at info[at]moppenheim[dot]com.