Internship Opportunity
Where: The Bostonian Society – Old State House Museum, Boston
When: Summer 2017
What: Unpaid internship
Description: Interns needed to complete a comprehensive collections inventory on our large and diverse historical collection.
Under the supervision of the Collections Manager, you will take the lead on an inventory of more than 6,000 objects of all types dating from the seventeenth century to today. Together the team of interns will be responsible for recording location and condition information for every object in our diverse collection.
This internship would be ideal for anybody interested in working Collections Management, as it will give you crucial experience with a foundational aspect of collections management, the baseline inventory. It will also give you experience handling a wide range of object types, from paintings to fish bones and everything in between.
About the Bostonian Society: The Bostonian Society is dedicated to explaining, studying, and preserving Boston’s uniquely important history, embodied in materials, records, and structures such as the Old State House, and in sharing an understanding of the revolutionary ideas born here.
Requirements:
- A background in museum studies (ideally you will be working towards a certificate or a degree in museum studies)
- Some object handling experience
- An interest in American history and material culture
- An eye for detail
How to apply: Please send a resume and a cover letter indicating availability to collections@bostonhistory.org by April 15th, 2017.
