The Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Organisation of Museums of Visual Arts of Thessaloniki (MOMus)
Having regard to:
1. The provisions of Articles 1, 4, 8 and 14(5) of Law 4572/2018 on the “Establishment of the Metropolitan Organisation of Museums of Visual Arts of Thessaloniki and other provisions” (Government Gazette 188, Series I).
2. The need to appoint a Director for the (a) Museum of Modern Art-Costakis Collection (herafter MOMusModern), (b) Museum of Contemporary Art- Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art and the State Museum of Contemporary Art Collections (hereafter MOMusContemporary) and (c) Experimental Center for the Arts (hereafter MOMusExperimental) for a four-year tenure which may be renewed for one further term in office, in implementation of Article 14 of Law 4572/2018
Hereby launches
THREE INTERNATIONAL OPEN CALLS FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
to fill the post of one (1) Director of the MOMusModern, one (1) Director of the MOMusContemporary, which both operate as separate units at the level of Division of the public body corporate supervised by the Ministry of Culture and Sports, Metropolitan Organisation of Museums of Visual Arts of Thessaloniki (MOMus), as well as one (1) Director of the MOMusExperimental, which operates as a separate unit at the level of a stand-alone department of the public body.
 
 
1. Every person who has the qualifications required by law and the Call has the right to participate. More specifically:
Applicants must have at least the following qualifications
(A) The applicants for the post of the Director of the MOMusModern
I. University degree;
II. a PhD or postgraduate degree from a university or equivalent degree from schools abroad, particularly in the history or theory of art or in aesthetic or cultural history or cultural management or museology;
III. at least five years of proven professional and research experience on issues of art and museum policy at a Museum of Modern Art or other related scientific or research center on modernism and/or art in general or in the context of an independent professional activity or a combination there of;
IV. very good command of Greek, English and at least one more language, which knowledge of Russian will be viewed particularly favorably.
 
(B) The applicants for the post of the Director of the MOMusContemporary
(C) The applicants for the post of the Director of the MOMusExperimental
I. University degree;
II. a PhD or postgraduate degree from a university or equivalent degree from schools abroad, particularly in the history or theory of art or in aesthetic or cultural history;
III. at least five years of proven professional experience in museum policy issues and the organisation of contemporary art exhibitions; 
IV. very good command of Greek, English and at least one more language;
 
2. Candidates for that post may also be a full-time employee of the State or bodies governed by public law or an employee of the wider public sector provided he/she has the qualifications specified in the first subparagraph.
 
3. The application must be accompanied by:
- Detailed Curriculum Vitae 
- Proposal-Motivation Letter which must summarized the candidate’s vision for the Museum of his/her interest.
- A solemn declaration that the impediments, incompatibilities and conflicts of interest specified herein do not exist.
 
4. To validly submit their candidatures it is not necessary for candidates to attach or submit their qualifications, certificates or other official documents or evidence confirming that their qualifications are met by another selection criterion in this call. However, for the purpose of their evaluation, they are required to specify the degrees, certificates and other such documents in their curriculum vitae. Degrees, certificates or other official documents or proof of qualifications or of meeting the selection criteria set out in this call for expressions of interest, which are not clearly and specifically stated in the curriculum vitae, will not be taken into account in evaluating the candidate, even if they are subsequently submitted.
 
5. The deadline for applications is October 4th 2021 at 23:59:59.
 
6. Applications and accompanying documents must be submitted via email in pdf format to the following email address info@momus.gr  with receipt of a registration number. The following must be stated in the subject line:
Application to participate in the public call for the post of Director (name of the Museum).
 
7. The Director of each Museum shall be selected following a public call and evaluation of the relevant applications by the Organisation’s Board of Administration and shall be appointed by decision of the Minister of Culture and Sport. The Artistic Committee, together with the General Director, may, if considered necessary by the Board of Administration, issue opinions on the selection of the Directors, after interviewing the candidates.
 
 
8. Evaluation is carried out through the allocation of points to each candidate based on specific criteria concerning (a) academic qualifications and (b) professional experience and the exercise of duties from a position of responsibility.
 
9. The full text of the Calls will be posted on the website of the Ministry of Culture and Sports (www.culture.gov.gr ) and MOMus (www.momus.gr ). Moreover, a summary of the Call will be published in two newspapers in nationwide circulation and on an international website on matters related to the history of art and the visual arts.