Category Archives: Internships

2018 Summer Opportunities: UCLA/Getty Program (Conservation) & Colonial Williamsburg (Curatorial)

The UCLA/Getty Program in the Conservation of Archaeological and Ethnographic Materials has received a generous grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to help increase diversity in the study and practice of conservation of art and cultural collections. This grant supports outreach and summer opportunities for undergraduate students who are interested in learning more about cultural materials conservation and are underrepresented in the field, which is 87% non-Hispanic white.

Applications are currently available for students or recent degree holders to attend a fully funded, week-long summer workshop in Los Angeles from July 9-14, 2018, designed to introduce 15 participants to conservation and other collections work through tours, lab activities, lectures and presentations at the Getty Villa and regional museums.

Participants in the 2018 summer workshop are eligible to apply for a fully funded 8-10 week internship the following summer.

Application deadline is March 9, 2018

Please distribute widely and encourage young people interested in art/science/social sciences to apply to learn about whether conservation is a field they would like to pursue.

For further information, please visit the program website or contact:

Laleña Arenas Vellanoweth
Program Manager
Mellon Opportunity for Diversity in Conservation
lav256@g.ucla.edu

The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation is once again offering summer and year-long curatorial internships in 2018.  Thanks to a generous grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, three 3-month paid internships (costumes, architecture, and archaeology) will be available and one 12-month paid internship (textiles) will be available.  In addition, the Americana Foundation has funded a 12-month paid internship in furniture. 

Applicants should be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program in a related field and have completed at least two years of academic credit.  For more information on how to apply for these internships and for details on them, please visit Colonial Williamsburg’s website, http://www.history.org/history/museums/museum_internships.cfm and apply for the positons at  https://www.hrapply.com/cwf/AppJobList.jsp.

Applications will be accepted through January 31, 2018

Internship Opportunities at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History – Summer 2018

The National Museum of American History internship program allows a diverse group of people with innumerable interests, strengths, and goals to encounter an educational environment where they can work with and learn from professionals and scholars in related areas of concentration. The Museum offers interns of different backgrounds incredible opportunities in a variety of fields, from public relations to exhibition research to project design. Learning from knowledgeable mentors in the dynamic atmosphere of the Museum and Washington, D.C. area, interns enjoy an intensive experience as multifaceted as the Museum itself. In addition we provide a robust set of enrichment activities that range from behind-the-scenes collection tours, career readiness workshops, director’s talks and field trips.

They currently have four different programs to select from in the Smithsonian Online Academic Appointment system (SOLAA) https://solaa.si.edu/solaa/#/public:

  1. NMAH Development Internship (External Affairs) Program – For more information and read our testimonials at http://americanhistory.si.edu/getinvolved/internship/opportunities/development
  2. NMAH Special Events Internship (External Affairs) Program – For more information and read our testimonials at http://americanhistory.si.edu/getinvolved/internship/opportunities/special-events
  3. NMAH Office of Communications & Marketing Program – For more information at http://americanhistory.si.edu/getinvolved/internship/opportunities/public-affairsoffice-communications-marketing
  4. NMAH Internship Program at http://americanhistory.si.edu/getinvolved/internship This selection is for all other internship projects outside of External Affairs and Communications & Marketing (i.e. Curatorial Projects; Archives Center; Conservation; Public Programs – Daily Programs, Programs in African American History, Programs in Latino History; Graphic Production; Exhibition Design and more!). Once you select ‘NMAH Internship Program’ you will have to choose three internship projects that are ranked by preference.

Our deadline is March 1, 2018 for our summer internships

 

The central Smithsonian Office of Fellowships and Internships (www.smithsonianofi.com) also has paid internship opportunities that students can apply to and receive funding while being placed with a project at the National Museum of American History. In your essay you can indicate the National Museum of American History or other units as potential placements. Here are a few of those programs:

  1. Anne R. and G. Wayne Clough Internship – https://www.smithsonianofi.com/anne-r-and-g-wayne-clough-internship/
  2. James E. Webb Internship for Minority Undergraduate Juniors and Graduate Students in Business and Public Administration https://www.smithsonianofi.com/internship-opportunities/james-e-webb-internship/
  3. Katzenberger Foundation Art History Internship – https://www.smithsonianofi.com/internship-opportunities/katzenberger-art-history-internship/
  4. Minority Awards Program – Internship and Visiting Student – https://www.smithsonianofi.com/minority-internship-program/
  5. Native American Awards Program – Internship – https://www.smithsonianofi.com/internship-opportunities/native-american-internship-awards/

THE DEADLINE FOR ALL OF THESE IS FEBRUARY 1, 2018 (*Note that this is different from our March 1 deadline)

Two Warshawsky Fellowships at the Cleveland Museum of Art–Call for Applications

Dear all: Please view the job description below for the Warshawsky Fellows at the Cleveland Museum of Art.  Linked for the second year with Summer on the Cuyahoga (SOTC), the Warshawsky Fellows offer an outstanding intern opportunity at one of the premiere art museums in the country.

For all interns, participation in SOTC includes free dormitory housing, participation in cultural and recreational events, and career mentoring.  Also SOTC interns have alumnae hosts who offer a warm welcome and an introduction to Cleveland.  Students can register on the SOTC web site to apply: www.summeronthecuyahoga.com

While specific projects may vary from summer to summer, fellows are generally placed within the Department of Education and Academic Affairs or in a curatorial area. Opportunities in collections management, the Ingalls Library, development, or finance may also be available.

In 2017 Smith graduate (and Museums Concentrator) Saraphina Masters ’17 held a Warshawsky Fellowship.

Contact Information: 

Name: Key Jo Lee
Title: Assistant Director of Academic Outreach
Phone: 216-707-2472
Email: klee@clevelandart.org

Internships at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art–Stipend and Housing Provided!

3 Curatorial Summer Internships

Position Summary: The Havner Curatorial Summer Internship at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art offers opportunities to gain first-hand exposure and experience in a curatorial department of an art museum. Havner Interns may assist with exhibition projects, interpretation and display of artwork, conduct research on objects in the collection, and work with the library and archives. Havner Interns will gain knowledge of many departments within the Museum through orientation and discussion lunches and/or meetings. Havner Interns will not only expand upon their academic knowledge and improve skills, but also work to apply their knowledge and skills in practical ways.

This is an eight to ten-week internship. The anticipated number of hours per week will be 35. Compensation will be paid as a stipend. Housing near Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art provided. Three intern positions are available for 2018.

Crystal Bridges is committed to a diverse workforce and to providing training for the next generation of museum professionals. Students representing ethnically underrepresented groups in the curatorial field are encouraged to apply.

Applications due  Monday, January 22, 2018

For more detailed job descriptions, and to apply, please visit:

https://crystalbridges.org/careers/job-descriptions/?gnk=job&gni=8a7881a85fdd14f6016003cbcbbd301e

Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute Analytical Studies Intern Program (Suitland, Maryland)

Application deadline is February 25, 2018 for Summer 2018.

The Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute (MCI) is offering short-term opportunities for undergraduates to work on research projects with staff members of its technical studies and research group.  MCI is the center for specialized technical collections research and conservation for all Smithsonian museums, collections, and research centers.  MCI combines state-of-the-art instrumentation and scientific techniques to provide technical research and characterization of objects.

Internships are intended mainly for summer 2018, but consideration will be given to projects at other times of the year.  Acceptable majors include, but are not limited to:  museum studies, conservation studies, art history, anthropology, archaeology, paleontology, chemistry, biochemistry, biology, ecology, earth sciences, chemical engineering, and materials science engineering.  Basic courses in chemistry and math are preferred; lab experience is not required.  A stipend will be offered for a period of 10 weeks.

Applicants should contact potential advisors in advance of application and should specify preferred advisors in their application. Applications must be made on line at https://solaa.si.edu  – apply for the Museum Conservation Institute Analytical Studies Intern Program.  Those interested in working under the supervision of conservators at MCI may apply separately through SOLAA for a different MCI internship:  Museum Conservation Internship Program.

Selected candidates will be interviewed by telephone, although MCI visits are welcome.  Projects will be supervised by one of the following staff members:

Elena Charola, Research Scientist,301-238-1213,charolaa@si.edu

Deterioration and conservation of stone and other inorganic materials.

Timothy Cleland, Physical Scientist, 301-238-1208, clelandtp@si.edu

Characterization and quantification of proteinaceous material in bone, tissue, and other museum collections.

Christine France, Research Physical Scientist, 301-238-1261, francec@si.edu

Analyses of human and animal remains using stable isotope mass spectrometry.

Gwénaëlle Kavich, Conservation Scientist, 301-238-1265, kavichgm@si.edu

Analyses of organic and inorganic materials in cultural heritage using py-GC-MS, FTIR, Raman, and XRF.

Thomas Lam, Physical Scientist, 301-238-1232, lamt@si.edu

Materials characterization of cultural heritage using SEM, cathodoluminescence, XRF, and microfadometry.

Nicole Little, Physical Scientist, 301-238-1243, littlen@si.edu

Provenance studies of museum objects and analysis of biologic remains using ICP-MS, XRD, and SEM.

Asher Newsome, Physical Scientist, 301-238-1223, newsomeg@si.edu

Biomolecular and ambient mass spectrometry of surfaces, coatings, residues, ink, paint, metabolites, and chemical adulterants.

Caroline Solazzo, 301-238-1284, solazzoc@si.edu

Proteomics applications to cultural heritage; characterization and species identification of keratin-based tissues and artefacts; degradation of ancient proteins.

Keats Webb, Digital Imaging Specialist, 301-238-1212, webbekeats@si.edu

Advanced imaging of museum objects using 2D- and 3D-imaging techniques as well as optical imaging beyond the range of human vision.

Edward Vicenzi, Research Scientist, 301-238-1215, vicenzie@si.edu

Determining the origin and history of natural and manufactured materials via spectroscopic imaging in the SEM, including micro XRF imaging and spectrometry.

Apply Now! Winter/Spring Internships at MASS MoCA

MASS MoCA Winter/Spring 2018 Internships

Internship Application Deadline: Wednesday, November 8, by 6pm
Internship Dates: Monday, January 15 – Monday, May 28 (unless otherwise specified)
All applicants must be US citizens, over the age of 18
Most interns MUST have a valid US driver’s license unless specified.

Digital Services Intern: The intern documents all of MASS MoCA’s visual and performing arts programs, as well as education activities, art fabrication, studio residencies, development events, and the overall vibrancy of our bustling 16-acre, 28-building campus. The intern organizes and maintains current and archive material within an online digital assets management system. In addition to comfort shooting and editing (Photoshop) still images, the intern should have significant experience in recording moving images and editing video (Final Cut Pro-X). The intern will update the museum’s robust website as well as contribute to our social media platforms. A driver’s license might be helpful, but is not required.

Communications: The intern works on all aspects of marketing and public relations to support MASS MoCA’s visual and performing arts programs. There is a strong emphasis on groundwork: street-level marketing throughout western Massachusetts, northwest Connecticut, eastern-central New York, and southern Vermont. The marketing intern logs lots of miles spreading news about MASS MoCA events across our beautiful region. Days in the office include written contributions to social media, eblasts, websites, press releases, and other promotional material. The interns are responsible for preparing press kits and for keeping MASS MoCA’s event listings current on regional event calendars. The interns help with bulk mailings, occasionally staff an off-site information booth interacting with tourists, and sometimes join an ambassador team to attend concerts, comedy shows, and music festivals around the northeast to promote our extensive program of live events. Interns are expected to attend internal and interdepartmental marketing meetings, museum tours, and work a weekly shift at the museum’s busy Info Desk. If that sounds like a lot — it’s because it is — and we promise tons of fun along the way. A driver’s license and sense of humor are required.

Stage Tech / Performing Arts Production: Interns work with the production coordinator, master electrician, house sound engineer, and house crew on all aspects of technical theater, music, and films. This includes hands­-on in all of the following areas: carpentry, lighting, sound, audio/visual, and running crew. You are not required to have a driver’s license.

Performing Arts Administration: Intern works directly with the Managing Director of Performing Arts in the coordination of current and future season planning, general office work, and maintaining and updating all performing arts files, databases, and calendars. The intern will alternate between the Director of Artist Services & Intern Programs and project coordinator with drafting event programs, researching upcoming artists, and assisting with front-of-house operations as well as with artist services to arrange transportation and housing logistics of visiting artists, staff, and fellow interns. You are required to have a valid US driver’s license.

Development: Interns in the development department will work to help ensure the success of MASS MoCA’s fundraising activities, which supports $3.3m in annual income. Work will vary between specifics projects, for which the intern will have the opportunity to see the project from start to finish, and individual tasks on larger projects directed by department staff. The intern will gain experience in prospect research, grant-writing, direct mail solicitations, special events, membership programs, and database management. In an average week, you will spend approximately 40% of your time working on prospect research and proposal preparation, 40% on membership and individual giving, with the remaining 20% alternating as the workload requires. You are not required to have a driver’s license.

Visual Arts (Curatorial): Intern assists in the day-to-day operations of a busy curatorial department and helps with the preparations for upcoming programs, as well as the maintenance of current exhibitions. Responsibilities consist mainly of research, writing, and administrative duties, and may also include assistance in the procuring of exhibition materials, installation of artworks as necessary, and any number of unexpected errands or jobs required to help maintain an ambitious exhibition program of contemporary art. Intern also works with the Education Department, receiving training to lead tours of exhibitions, interact with museum visitors, and develop focused “spotlight” talks on topics of special interest. This is a crucial part of the internship experience. The successful candidate should be self-sufficient and have an eye for detail, strong writing and research skills, and a positive attitude about performing many kinds of tasks on a demanding schedule. Must have driver’s license and be willing to do a fair amount of driving.

Visual Arts (Registrarial): Intern assists in the day-to-day operations of a busy curatorial department and helps with the preparations for upcoming programs as well as the maintenance of current exhibitions. This position is primarily focused on registrarial duties, including the maintenance of checklists and databases, preparation of loan requests, and assisting with condition reports. Responsibilities may also include research, correspondence with lenders and artists, assistance in the procuring of exhibition materials, installation of A/V equipment and lighting, and assisting in the preparation, fabrication, and installation of artworks as needed. Intern also works with the Education Department, receiving training to lead tours of exhibitions, interact with museum visitors, and develop focused “spotlight” talks on topics of special interest. This is a crucial part of the internship experience. The successful candidate should be detail-oriented, have good written and verbal communication skills, and have a positive attitude about performing many kinds of tasks on a demanding schedule. Must have driver’s license and be willing to do a fair amount of driving.

Graphic Design: Intern assists in day-to-day tasks of the museum’s in-house design studio, working directly with the senior and junior graphic designers. Projects include production and installation of vinyl exhibition graphics and wayfinding signage; design and production of seasonal marketing collateral (posters, ads, social media graphics); vendor contact; upkeep of website components; and general studio tasks. The intern should demonstrate enthusiasm, stamina, good attention to detail, and willingness to work with a team. Excellent knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop) required. Interested applicants must submit a cover letter, résumé, and portfolio link in order to be considered for this internship. A driver’s license might be helpful, but is not required.

To apply to the MASS MoCA Internship Program: Send application form, cover letter, résumé, and two letters of references via email: internapplications@massmoca.org or fax to MASS MoCA c/o Meghan Labbee, Artist Services + Internship Program Director at 413.664.4519.

For more info: http://massmoca.org/event/internships/?mc_cid=d3c4ca5813&mc_eid=5dfbd34ae0 

Yiddish Book Center Now Recruiting Volunteer Field Trip Docents

Volunteer Field Trip Docent

The Yiddish Book Center is seeking volunteer docents to provide support to our Field Trip Program staff. Volunteers will assist in leading student groups on visits of the Center and will facilitate interactive activities and tours.

Requirements:

  • Excellent oral communication skills
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Able to work independently
  • Sense of humor and flexibility
  • Ability to engage with students and subject matter
  • Comfortable working with middle and high school students
  • Energetic and enthusiastic
  • Jewish studies background (familiarity with modern Jewish history and Yiddish language and culture)
  • Ability to work weekdays

Availability: Field trip visits are typically scheduled Monday through Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Occasional availability on Sundays is also desired but not required. Field trips typically run for two to four hours and are scheduled upon request during the school year.

Training will be provided.

Interested candidates should email resume and cover letter to Gretchen Fiordalice at gfiordalice@yiddishbookcenter.org

James Lollar Hagan Internship — National Museum of American History

2017 Project Title:

Exhibition Evaluation and Development

Project Host:

Office of Audience Engagement

Project Description:

The intern will get a behind-the-scenes experience with exhibition development, specifically the concept and content design/development phases for exhibitions being planned for the Museum’s 3rd floor. The intern will be “in the room where it happens” with curatorial, design, exhibit development, education, and collections staff. The intern will learn about and engage in evaluation of elements of the newly-opened wing “The Nation We Build Together,” including interviewing visitors and writing an evaluation report. The intern will also learn about and conduct rapid prototyping sessions, including title testing for new exhibitions. Finally, the intern will assist with development of a new audioguide for the museum, including concept and content development.

Learning Objectives:

  • Intern will gain experience and skills in developing key messages and determining how to present those via material culture in combination with other primary source materials.
  • Intern will practice developing visitor experiences informed by visitor studies, as well as the time on the floor engaging with visitors
  • Intern will learn and practice formative evaluation, including rapid prototyping.
  • Intern will be introduced to and will apply the Smithsonian’s IPOP theory of visitor experience preferences.
  • Intern will develop an understanding of techniques of active learning for visitors, and will put those into practice in the development of inquiry-based learning opportunities that support participatory and collaborative/social learning.

Selection Criteria:

The James Lollar Hagan Intern should have excellent research and writing skills, familiarity with social media, and a basic knowledge of Latino and American women’s history. Candidates can be undergraduates or graduates.

How to apply:

Interested applicants must go on to SOLAA, the Smithsonian Online Academic Appointment systemand create an account:

  1. Choose ‘NMAH Internship Program’ as your program choice
  2. Then you will reach a prompt that asks you to choose up to three project choices. Please select ‘Hagan – Exhibition Evaluation and Development (Fall 2017)’ as your first project choice.
  3. Upload a résumé, two letters of recommendation, transcript (unofficial copy accepted) and a two page essay (summarizing your skills, coursework and experiences as well as sharing your learning expectations).

The deadline is Monday July 31, 2017.

The stipend is $6000 for ten weeks full-time or for twenty weeks part time.

For further questions please contact Omar Eaton-Martínez, Intern & Fellows Program Manager, 202-633-3556.

Learn more about the internship:

You can learn more about the James Lollar Hagan internship on the museum’s blog, O Say Can you See, where Bette and Lindsey Hagan spoke about their inspiration for creating this opportunity and past interns reflected on their experiences working at the museum.

Yiddish Book Center’s Field Trip Program looking for volunteers!

Hi everyone,

The Yiddish Book Center is looking for volunteer docents to help support our Field Trip Program! Details are below and can also be found here: http://www.yiddishbookcenter.org/about/employment#field.

Volunteer Field Trip Docent

The Yiddish Book Center is seeking volunteer docents to provide support to our Field Trip Program staff. Volunteers will assist in leading student groups on visits of the Center and will facilitate interactive activities and tours.

Requirements:

  • Excellent oral communication skills
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Able to work independently
  • Sense of humor and flexibility
  • Ability to engage with students and subject matter
  • Comfortable working with middle and high school students
  • Energetic and enthusiastic
  • Jewish studies background (familiarity with modern Jewish history and Yiddish language and culture)
  • Ability to work weekdays

Availability: Field trip visits are typically scheduled Monday through Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Occasional availability on Sundays is also desired but not required. Field trips typically run for two to four hours and are scheduled upon request during the school year.

Training will be provided.

Interested candidates should email resume and cover letter to Gretchen Fiordalice at gfiordalice@yiddishbookcenter.org.

About the Yiddish Book Center’s Field Trip Program:
On a field trip to the Yiddish Book Center—the world’s first Yiddish museum—students explore universal themes such as immigration and cultural preservation through one group’s unique story.
Dynamic, interactive activities engage students in the rich history of Yiddish culture and the ways that culture has been preserved and remains relevant to people’s lives.

Fall 2017 Curatorial Internships – United States Supreme Court

Attn: Undergraduate or graduate students who might have an interest in pursuing a curatorial internship opportunity at the Supreme Court of the United States.

The Office of the Curator at the Supreme Court of the United States is currently accepting applications for Fall 2017 internships. For more than 40 years, interns have played an integral role in the Curator’s Office, contributing their skills and enthusiasm to completing substantive projects that assist the curatorial staff in fulfilling our mission to preserve the records and history of the Supreme Court and provide visitors with information on Court history and architecture. Additionally, all interns gain valuable public speaking and interpersonal skills by regularly conducting tours and Courtroom Lectures and by staffing a Visitor Desk.

A detailed description of the program and application instructions can be found on the Supreme Court’s website:

http://www.supremecourt.gov/jobs/curatorial_internship/InternshipInfoSheet.aspx.

All applications and other required materials must be submitted by Thursday, June 15 to receive consideration for the fall.

Please note: Interns will gain an understanding of museum practices and procedures and receive a thorough introduction to the history and functions of the Supreme Court, however this is not a legal internship. It does not involve working with legal functions of the Court. Internships are unpaid. Interns are encouraged to pursue academic credit through their institutions of study and in consultation with the Supreme Court Internship Program.

Please submit questions regarding the Supreme Court Internship Program via web form or by phone at 202-479-3415.