Museum Studies Blog at Tufts University

Category:  Museum Education, Visitor Services

Description:

The intern will assist with the planning and execution of education programs, including school programs, Girl Scouts, family programs, and tours. The intern will collect visitor data through attendance numbers and in-person surveys.

In addition, the intern will complete one major project from the following:

• The intern will use the Common Core requirements to add fifth grade standards to the DAR Museum’s three Portable Education Programs (PEPs). The PEPs currently contain lessons with standards for fourth grade. The intern will work with the Curator of Education to add the appropriate standards and to redesign lessons when necessary
• The intern will research and redesign the 30-45 minute outreach presentations given by Correspondent Docents throughout the country. Each presentation addresses a portion of the museum’s collection and consists of a slideshow and written script to be read aloud. The intern will work with the Assistant Curator of Education to update both the look and content of the programs.

Student Responsibilities:

• Transcribe audio interviews into written transcriptions
• Prepare interviews for publication.
• Catalog interviews, and get them ready for access online.
• Attend staff meetings as needed.

Knowledge intern is expected to gain:

• Training in Oral History standard practices.
• Experience transcribing and editing.
• Experience in the Collections department.
• Experience in a professional museum environment.
• Projects worked on will eventually be online and will make a great addition to the intern’s portfolio.
• Can present work done at staff meetings.