Museum Studies Blog at Tufts University

October 5, 2015

Event in Waltham: New England Furniture Course

On Tuesday evenings throughout October, at the Lyman Estate in Waltham, you can learn about New England furniture. The course, through Historic New England, will cover different styles each week (see below for more specifics). Work with senior curator of collections Nancy Carlisle to identify …

Events

by Colleen Sutherland

Volunteer Finance Clerk [The House of the Seven Gables Salem, MA]

Volunteer Finance Clerk

The House of the Seven Gables Salem, MA

Performs a variety of skilled administrative and clerical duties directly related to finance activities. This would include filing and other office work. Please contact Melissa Reynolds, HR Manager at 978-744-0991 ext. 111 or mreynolds@7gables.org. Applicants, as well as position incumbents, who become disabled as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act must be able to perform the essential job functions (as listed) either unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation to be determined by management on a case by case basis. The House of the Seven Gables is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity. Applicants for employment and employees are reviewed on their individual qualifications for a position. Under no circumstances will The House of the Seven Gables discriminate against qualified persons on the basis of race, color, religious creed, retaliation, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender, disability, mental illness, genetics, choice of health insurance, marital status, age, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited under applicable law. Posted on: 09/24/2015

by Jessica Wong Camhi

Exhibit Design Graduate Internship [American Independence Museum, Exeter, NH]

Exhibit Design Graduate Internship American Independence Museum, Exeter, NH The American Independence Museum in Exeter, NH seeks a Graduate-level intern to deepen the research of the museum’s collection. This year the museum is looking to create a one year exhibit focusing on George Washington utilizing …

by Jessica Wong Camhi

Spring Internships [Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA]

The Peabody Essex Museum is looking for spring interns in a wide range of departments: EXHIBIT TECHNICIAN INTERN The Exhibit Design department is seeking a student studying carpentry, stage design or museum studies. This candidate must have a working knowledge of power tools, carpentry and …

by Jessica Wong Camhi

3d Design Intern [Design Museum, Boston, MA]

3d Design Intern

Description:
Duration: Jan – May, 2016
Compensation: School Credit, Membership, Travel Stipend
Location: 50 Milk St., 15th Floor, Boston, MA
Time: 24-32 hours/week

Design Museum Boston is seeking a 3D Design Intern to join our team this summer and assist us in designing, developing and fabricating exhibitions and other program elements. Design Museum Boston is a distributed museum, meaning we don’t have a single physical location — we put exhibitions in places where people already go, places like city hall, the mall, the airport, public parks, and online. Our exhibitions need to be designed to pop-up quickly, travel, and most importantly educate and delight our audience. The 3D design intern will tackle challenges at multiple levels that are specific to Design Museum Boston’s unique approach to delivering educational content.

Qualifications:
The intern will:

Develop concepts and prototypes for exhibition and physical programmatic elements
Fabricate and install exhibitions in public
Monitor and maintain exhibitions in the field
We’re looking for someone who:
Is a self-starter, able to pick up parts of a project and contribute
Is a collaborator, able to fit into a team and boost its effectiveness
Is adaptable, able to pivot and move forward with new constraints
Is a planner, able to anticipate needs and put detailed plans in place for the future
Is a builder, able to translate his/her ideas into real assets (wood, metal, acrylic, etc)

Knowledge of the following tools/processes required:

Knowledge of CAD systems: Rhino, Solidworks, or Sketchup
Expertise with Adobe CreativeSuite (in particular Photoshop and Illustrator)
Wood/metal shop power tools and assembly processes
Pages, Keynote
Googledocs

How To Apply:
Send portfolio, resume & cover letter to:cory (at) designmuseumfoundation.org

Apply by:
November 26, 2015

Salary:
Credit

by Jessica Wong Camhi