Head of Exhibitions at Museo Reina Sofía

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Preview Head of Exhibitions at Museo Reina Sofía

The Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (MNCARS) has launched an open recruitment process for a permanent Head of Exhibitions position. This staff role, which falls outside the scope of collective bargaining agreements, is directly attached to the Artistic Sub-directorate. The selection will be made through a competitive examination and merit assessment (concurso-oposición) system.

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Key Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be responsible for leading, coordinating, and managing the museum’s comprehensive exhibition program. This includes:

Overseeing curatorial development, logistical planning, and budget management for all exhibitions.
Supervising the coordination and execution of temporary exhibitions, including administrative tasks and formalizing agreements with artists, curators, external researchers, and institutions.
Developing and maintaining the exhibition calendar for the main venue, external sites, and collection exhibitions, in close coordination with the Collections Department.
Supervising the production of new artworks and site-specific installations for temporary exhibitions.
Actively participating in shaping the museum’s curatorial direction alongside the Artistic Sub-directorate or Museum Director.
Collaborating with the Restoration-Conservation and Art Registry departments on the conditions for storage, display, and conservation of artworks, as well as managing loans and transportation.
Supervising the development of museographic designs and the technical coordination of exhibition installations across all venues.
Ensuring the quality and timely delivery of all textual content related to exhibitions.
Fostering strong relationships and interdepartmental collaboration with Education, Public Programs, Editorial Activities, Communication, and Studies departments to develop integrated programming and content, promoting a collaborative ecosystem.
Contributing to potential artwork acquisitions in collaboration with the Collections Department.
Working with the Communication Directorate on press materials, social media, and other dissemination strategies.
Collaborating with the Education area to define the educational framework for each exhibition.
Partnering with the Public Programs area to conceive and develop parallel discursive or live art programs linked to the exhibition schedule.
Collaborating with the Library and Documentation Center to enrich bibliographic resources related to artists featured in the MNCARS curatorial program.
Supervising and guiding their team to ensure all projects meet established objectives with the highest quality standards.
Proposing, facilitating, and managing touring exhibitions to other national and international art institutions.
Maintaining a robust network of relationships with other national and international museums, art centers, artists, curators, and cultural agents.
Participating in general organizational tasks of the department as required, and performing any other related duties assigned by the Artistic Sub-directorate or Museum Director.

Requirements

Applicants must meet the following criteria by the application deadline and maintain them until contract formalization:

Nationality: Be a Spanish national, a national of an EU Member State, the spouse or direct descendant of a Spanish or EU citizen (under specific conditions), or a foreign national with legal residency in Spain.
Functional Capacity: Possess the necessary functional capacity to perform the described duties.
Age: Be at least sixteen years old and not exceed the compulsory retirement age.
Disqualification: Not have been dismissed through disciplinary action from any public administration or constitutional/statutory body, nor be subject to absolute or special disqualification from public office by judicial resolution. For non-Spanish nationals, not be disqualified or subject to an equivalent disciplinary sanction in their home country that would prevent access to public employment under similar terms.
Education: Hold a university degree (Licenciatura or Grado) or an equivalent foreign qualification. Foreign qualifications must be duly recognized or homologated; this requirement does not apply to those with professional qualification recognition under EU law for regulated professions.

Application Submission

Applications must be submitted exclusively online via the electronic portal of the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía:

URL: https://museoreinasofia.sede.gob.es

Applicants must complete the form, sign it with an electronic signature, and submit it electronically. Physical submission will only be considered in cases of duly justified technical or IT incidents.

Application Deadline

The deadline for applications is twenty working days from the day following the publication of this announcement in the Official State Gazette (up to May 4, 2026).