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I Am an Anthropologist

I Am an Anthropologist

In addition to being a student at Tufts, I also work at an archaeology/anthropology museum working with school programs. One of our most popular programs for elementary school students begins with me telling them that we will all be anthropologists during the program, examining artifacts to 

Boston Furniture Archive Internships (Summer 2016) [Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library, Boston, DE]

Boston Furniture Archive Internships (Summer 2016) [Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library, Boston, DE]

Boston Furniture Archive Internships (Summer 2016) Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library, Boston, DE The Boston Furniture Archive, a project of the Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library, seeks interns for its third annual summer field cataloging project, scheduled for June 1-August 23, 2016. The Boston Furniture 

Education Internship (Summer 2016) [Martha’s Vineyard Museum, Edgartown, MA]

Education Internship (Summer 2016) [Martha’s Vineyard Museum, Edgartown, MA]

Education Internship (Summer 2016)

Martha’s Vineyard Museum, Edgartown, MA

This energetic intern will work closely with the Education Director to design and deliver programs for school-aged children, their families, and teachers in schools and at Museum locations. Projects will include curriculum development with prototyping, lesson writing, and evaluations. In June the intern will be in schools with the Education Director, helping to coordinate and deliver museum curriculum on history, art and culture. In July and August the intern will help supervise Discovery Days – a summer program for children. Experience and interest in working with children is a must, as are excellent people skills when communicating with parents and caregivers. The intern should be a creative problem solver and be very comfortable with arts, crafts, and age appropriate design. Leadership experience with classroom management is a plus. The education department will be hiring two interns for summer 2016. Both are part-time internships requiring at least 20 hours per week. They will each be awarded a $1,500 stipend. To apply and for more information, visit http://mvmuseum.org/internship.php Posted on: 12/30/2015
Curatorial Internship (Summer 2016) [Martha’s Vineyard Museum, Edgartown, MA]

Curatorial Internship (Summer 2016) [Martha’s Vineyard Museum, Edgartown, MA]

Curatorial Internship (Summer 2016) Martha’s Vineyard Museum, Edgartown, MA Along with the tasks assigned by their supervisor, interns will be asked to participate in several organizational events and perform a number of organizational duties. * Cataloging three-dimensional material. The process will involve scanning, photography, research 

Development Internship (Summer 2016) [Martha’s Vineyard Museum, Edgartown, MA]

Development Internship (Summer 2016) [Martha’s Vineyard Museum, Edgartown, MA]

Development Internship (Summer 2016) Martha’s Vineyard Museum, Edgartown, MA The Development Intern will work directly with Development staff on all aspects of database management. S/he will need a high degree of comfort working with the public, competence in use of technology for tasks including data 

Marketing and Special Events Internship (Summer 2016) [Martha’s Vineyard Museum, Edgartown, MA]

Marketing and Special Events Internship (Summer 2016) [Martha’s Vineyard Museum, Edgartown, MA]

Marketing and Special Events Internship (Summer 2016)

Martha’s Vineyard Museum, Edgartown, MA

This intern will assist in the development of marketing materials and support promotion for the Museum’s summer programming. The candidate will participate in the planning, execution, and follow up of the various events held throughout the summer including fundraising galas, capital campaign events, private parties, film screenings, lectures, author talks, etc. Organization and the ability to juggle multiple projects at once is a must. The candidate must possess excellent verbal communications skills and be comfortable in social situations. Good writing skills are also necessary and familiarity with Adobe Photoshop and InDesign a plus. Flexible hours with the ability to work evenings required. Sense of humor required. The marketing and events department will be hiring two interns for summer 2016. Both are full-time internships requiring at least 40 hours per week. Due to the flexibility needed in scheduling, they will each be awarded a $4,000 stipend. For more information, and to apply for an internship visit http://mvmuseum.org/internship.php Posted on: 12/30/2015