Volunteer Collections Assistants are immediately needed to assist in ILMS and NYSCA grant-funded projects. This is a great opportunity for history, education and museum studies students to get professional growth experience at a living history museum. Duties may include digital imaging, data entry on a Past Perfect collections database, research, archiving, collections care, interactive education development, and exhibition design and development. The positions are at Museum Village in Monroe, NY, which is less than an hour drive from NYC in Orange County; it is easily accessible by bus or train. The living history museum is a rural setting of some 30 structures that house a collection in excess of 25,000 artifacts; its interpretative setting is 1860-1910. Send a resume and cover letter highlighting your education and work experience by mail to: Dr. Robert Schmick, Director of Museum Operations, Museum Village, 1010 Route 17M,
Monroe, NY 10950, or email: rschmick@museumvillage.org .
Volunteer Museum Administrative Assistants are immediately needed. This is a rare
opportunity to get professional growth experience at a living history museum training directly
with museum professionals. Duties would be project based, and they would include work
on fundraising, educational outreach, membership development, public relations, grant
application preparation. The positions are at Museum Village in Monroe, NY, which is less
than an hour drive from NYC in Orange County; it is easily accessible by bus or train. The
living history museum is a rural setting of some 30 structures that house a collection in excess
of 25,000 artifacts; its interpretative setting is 1860-1910. Send a resume and cover letter
highlighting your education and work experience by mail to: Dr. Robert Schmick, Director
of Museum Operations, Museum Village, 1010 Route 17M, Monroe, NY 10950, or email:
rschmick@museumvillage.org .
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