Museum Studies Blog at Tufts University

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 objects and materials in the museum’s collection. Reporting to the Executive Director and Operations Manager, interns will be responsible for exhibit planning, research, gathering objects, writing labels, and installation of the exhibit. Interns will also have a chance to take part in other aspects of Curatorial and Collections Management, including working with Past Perfect, cataloguing, exhibit monitoring, inventorying, and more. A minimum of 200 hours should be completed between mid-January and May, 2016. Schedule must be predetermined and correspond with the museum’s off-season hours. Some work may be completed off-site. Qualifications: Intern should be in the process of completing or recently completed their Master’s degree in history, museum studies or related subject. Strong interpersonal skills, detail-orientated, and excellent time management skills are needed. Prior exhibit installation experience is not required. Although the position is unpaid, this is an exciting opportunity to be involved in a Museum in transition and can be completed for course credit. Deadline: Please submit resume, letter of interest, and two references to rpassannante@independencemuseum.org by November 15th, 2015. For information, visit: www.independencemuseum.org. Posted on: 10/02/2015