The Museum at Fashion Institute of Technology (MFIT) seeks to engage the services of an experienced and highly creative lighting designer (“Firm”). The ideal Firm will have a proven record of innovation in lighting design within a not-for-profit museum. Firm will work closely with an MFIT curator and be charged with developing and designing a dynamic lighting design that enhances historical fashions but also minimizes damage to these fragile objects. Firm must be familiar with current museum conservation standards and practices, specifically as they relate to safe light levels and object exposure. The lighting will be for exhibitions which are housed in the museum’s lower-level galleries. In addition, the Firm provides input and coordinates with the exhibition designer and graphics designer. In general, the services will be performed on a semiannual basis and for special exhibits only. The Firm must also work closely with the curator of education and public programming and exhibitions manager on the lighting design and installation of MFIT’s opening exhibition receptions. Firm must have a unique vision for these one-night receptions and be able to craft a design that echoes each exhibition’s conceptual theme. The installation must be completed in one afternoon and quickly de-installed the following morning. Firm must have extensive knowledge of all New York City fire and safety codes.
