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SUMMER 2017 PAID INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota, Florida, will be offering paid internships to be held for ten weeks, from June 5 – August 10, 2017.  The Ringling is part of Florida State University and serves as the State Art Museum of Florida.  Located on a 66-acre site overlooking Sarasota Bay, it consists of an art museum, circus museum, historic home, theater, and research library.

Summer internships at the Ringling combine practical, hands-on experience working on a project for a specific department with exposure to all aspects of the Museum’s operation.

The internships are in the following departments:

Admissions

Archives

Communications and Marketing

Conservation

Curatorial

Education

Library

Interns earn $11.50 per hour (less taxes) and are paid bi-weekly. Interns are responsible for their own housing (the Museum will assist with locating nearby rentals).

International applicants must have a current US Visa and be eligible to work in the US.  The positions require fingerprinting.  The Museum encourages students from all backgrounds to apply and is committed to a culturally diverse group.

Education requirements, additional information and application materials may be found on the Museum’s website at https://www.ringling.org/internships-fellowships

The application deadline is February 15, 2017.

Canterbury Shaker Village Internship

Canterbury Shaker Village is offering several full-time internship opportunities with $1000 stipend and onsite housing for summer or fall 2017 (flexible start and end dates). Under the jurisdiction of the Education Department, interns will gain work experience in a variety of museum operations including offering guided tours, developing family-friendly activities, and demonstrating historic trades. Interns will also have the opportunity to develop their own research-based project that may be incorporated into future Village programming.

Ideal candidates will be energetic, self-disciplined, comfortable interacting with diverse staff and visitors of all ages, and have good research skills and familiarity with curatorial practices. Recent graduates as well as currently enrolled students in a relevant BA or MA program are welcome to apply. Applicants must be willing to work some weekends. To apply, send a letter of interest, resume, and 2 letters of recommendation to Becky Soules, Daily Visitor & Youth Programs Manager at rsoules@shakers.org or 288 Shaker Road, Canterbury, NH 03224. Applications will be reviewed as they are received; preferred deadline of March 1, 2017.

The Harvard Art Museums’ Department of Collections Management is accepting applications for an Intern to assist with research and records projects in the Registrar’s Office. This internship will provide an introduction to the practical aspect of managing fine art collections in a major museum and the intern will gain experience tracking museum objects through research into original collection files and the electronic collection database The Museums System (TMS).

This internship is unpaid and applicants must be receiving academic credit to be considered.

Description:
– Work closely with the Director of Collections Management and museums’ Registrars to reconcile inventory in museum storage.
– Research objects from the museums’ collection in digital and physical files to complete museum records.
– Other projects include assisting the Registrar’s department with the management, archiving, rehousing and digitization of collections management records as well as data entry and clean-up.

Qualifications:
– The unpaid internship is open to undergraduate and graduate students receiving academic credit from a degree granting institution.
– Candidates must be organized, detail oriented, and able to work independently.
– Students who are majoring in museum studies, art history, or library science and have a strong interest in research are encouraged to apply.

Term:
– This internship will take place over the spring 2017 semester (beginning in late January/early February). Hours are flexible, but a minimum of 10 hours a week is highly desired.

Location:
– Please note that the location for this internship is at the Somerville Research Facility, an off-site building in Somerville, MA. Hourly shuttle service is provided to and from the off-site location to the Harvard Art Museums in Cambridge and the MBTA Orange Line and buses 86, 91 and CT2 run nearby. There is a parking lot (free) at the Somerville location if you choose to drive there.

How to Apply: Please forward a cover letter and resume to vanessa_marcoux@harvard.edu before December 1, 2016.

Curatorial Interns at deCordova engage in a wide variety of tasks and responsibilities as they participate in the day-to-day operations of a contemporary art museum and sculpture park. Interns work closely with staff curators and the registrar, and help with exhibition preparations, update collection files, maintain records, organize daily office operations, and conduct art historical research related to exhibitions and the permanent collection. Interns are integral to the success of the curatorial department and as such, they are fully integrated into the work environment. Interns observe and participate in a variety of department and inter-department brainstorming and organization meetings and learn the structural, strategic, and operational decisions at play in a contemporary art institution. Specific responsibilities for Spring 2017 (January-May, with the potential to start sooner) will tentatively include, but are not limited to, work on research, logistical planning, and implementation assistance for current and upcoming exhibitions; conducting a variety of research pertaining to works in the permanent collection; work on upcoming Sculpture Park installations and related projects, and any administrative assistance required in the department.

Qualifications:
The curatorial staff at deCordova seeks a self-motivated art history graduate student or upper level undergraduate with specific interest in contemporary art and future career goals to work as a curator in a contemporary art museum. Applicants should have strong organizational abilities and computer skills, including literacy in Microsoft Office and Adobe. Prospective applicants should be aware that the Curatorial Internship is an unpaid, volunteer position. Because public transportation does not service deCordova and interns help with errand running, a car is a must. The Curatorial Intern must commit to a minimum of two, eight-hour days per week for the agreed upon duration of the internship, which typically lasts four months. The Intern may occasionally be asked to assist with programs occurring on Thursday evenings and Saturday and Sunday afternoons.

How To Apply:
Interested individuals should send a cover letter, resume, and writing sample (between 5-15 pages) by email to Scout Hutchinson (shutchinson@decordova.org) by December 2nd, 2016. For general information about deCordova, upcoming programming and exhibitions, and future events please visit www.decordova.org.

Apply by:
December 15, 2016

Old Colony History Museum (OCHM) operated by Old Colony Historical Society and located in Taunton, Massachusetts has an internship opportunity available for a student currently enrolled in a museum studies graduate program (certificate or degree program) with coursework in collections management and collections care and preservation.

The Opportunity:

OCHM recently acquired a collection of approximately 150 pieces of Britannia/pewter-ware items, including coffeepots, coffee urns, candlesticks, oil lamps, etc. The pieces that have been donated were made by some of the early producers of Britannia/pewter-ware in the Taunton area and date to between 1824 and 1850. OCHM is looking for a curatorial intern to assist us with the cataloging of this unique collection. The intern may have the opportunity to work with the Curator of Collections on other projects that may arise during the course of the internship.

Required Skills:

This internship requires an understanding of the principles of object handling (some past experience with object handling is preferred), knowledge of and/or training in the process of cataloging museum objects, attention to detail, proficiency working with Microsoft Office, some experience working with databases is preferred, and strong written and verbal communication skills.

How to Apply:

If interested, please send an email with your resume and a cover letter highlighting relevant experience for this internship to Brian Miskell, the Ruby Winslow Linn Curator of Collections, at bmiskell@oldcolonyhistorymuseum.org. Please also include indicate in your email when you would be interested in beginning the internship and a summary of your program’s internship requirements.

About Old Colony History Museum:

Founded on May 4, 1853, the Old Colony Historical Society is one New England’s oldest historical societies. It was established at a time when its founding fathers saw drastic changes taking place in the Old Colony region (the old Plymouth Colony). Industrialization had begun; improved transportation throughout New England meant that Taunton was no longer isolated. Immigration had also begun, and Taunton was becoming quite cosmopolitan. Early Puritan families were dying out or moving west, and the new Society put forth as its original mission “the preservation and perpetuation of the history of the Old Colony region of Massachusetts.” To fulfill the organization’s modern-day mission, the Society maintains the Old Colony History Museum (OCHM) of regional objects and archives and a research library specializing in local history and genealogy.

A touchstone to the region’s past, the Museum has evolved to include a rich collection of furniture, decorative arts, portraits, military artifacts, and an extensive collection of silver pieces. The Museum’s photographic and document collections make it a center for scholarly research on Southeastern Massachusetts and the research library also contains materials for local genealogical researchers. The Museum displays exhibits on two floors and is handicap-accessible to the first floor.

OCHM is open Tuesday – Saturday, 10 am – 4 pm.