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Paintings Conservation Graduate Internship [Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA]

Paintings Conservation Graduate Internship [Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA]

Paintings Conservation Graduate Internship Description: Conservation and Collections Management is an integral part of the Museum’s stated purpose to hold its collections in trust for future generations. Members of the department promote the long-term preservation of artworks through development of conservation treatments, study of materials and 

Collection Management Internship (Volunteer) [Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA]

Collection Management Internship (Volunteer) [Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA]

FAM Collection Management Internship (Volunteer) Description: The Fitchburg Art Museum is seeking a Collection Management Intern for Summer 2016 (June 1- Aug. 30) to assist the Collection Manager in overseeing the care of a collection of over 4,000 works of art including sculpture, painting, prints/drawings, 

Call for What We’re Reading Submissions

Call for What We’re Reading Submissions

We know how difficult it can be to keep up with current museum literature during your busy everyday life, particularly if you no longer have a syllabus to guide you. Our goal is to provide our readership with up-to-date information about a wide variety of topics that people actually find useful.

Each week, we put out a call to you for suggestions of items worth reading, such as:

  • news articles
  • blog posts
  • graphics
  • journal articles

If you come across something relevant, please submit it to us (along with a few short sentences about why you think it is particularly helpful) at tufts.museum.blog@gmail.com. We will post your suggestions as they come in, as well as adding them to our permanent What We’re Reading page.

So, please keep your eyes peeled and keep us in mind when you find something interesting!

Just as a reminder, the What We’re Reading page also compiles some helpful blogs that are worth checking regularly.

Special Tour Opportunity at the Tufts Art Gallery

Special Tour Opportunity at the Tufts Art Gallery

Join a special tour at Tufts’ Art Gallery Thursday, April 14th, 5 – 6:30, related to interpreting violent histories. The current exhibition includes artwork by Marcelo Brodsky and Jorge Tacla addressing the legacy of violence in Argentina and Chile, in particular, and the tour will also include 

Summer Course at Sotheby’s Institute of Art in London

Summer Course at Sotheby’s Institute of Art in London

European Decorative Arts: Baroque to Art Nouveau will run from 31st May to 24th June 2016 at Sotheby’s Institute of Art, London, England. This is an intensive course which focuses on object-based teaching and makes use of the rich resources of London’s museums and historic 

Collections Intern [Litchfield Historical Society, Litchfield, CT]

Collections Intern [Litchfield Historical Society, Litchfield, CT]

Collections Intern

Litchfield Historical Society, Litchfield, CT

Interns working with the Curator of Collections will become familiar with conducting inventories, basic object handling, and object numbering through hands-on projects. Interns will also gain experience in cataloging practices, conducting research, and entering data into the museum’s collection management system, CollectionSpace. Interns interested in exhibitions will have the opportunity to assist the Curator of Collections in creating research notebooks that identify potential objects, documents, and ephemera for upcoming exhibits as well as research notes compiled from secondary and primary sources. Internships are unpaid and may be used for college credit. Visit http://litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org/about/internships.php to learn more and to fill out an application. Email education@litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org to learn more. Posted on: 04/05/2016