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Collections Intern (Northwestern Terra Cotta) | National Building Museum posted Feb 3, 2025

401 F St NW
Washington, DC 20001
United States
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Paid Internship: Yes

Start Date for Internship 05/29/2025
End Date for Internship 08/31/2025

The National Building Museum is currently seeking two graduate-level interns to continue an inventory of the Museum's Northwestern Terra Cotta collection. The Northwestern Terra Cotta collection consists of over 60,000 architectural drawings dating from 1900 to 1956. The drawings are all organized by date and project but the drawings from 1926 to 1956 need to be inventoried and rehoused in new folders and flat file drawers. The inventory project is the beginning of a three year grant funded effort to fully catalogue, digitize and conserve the collection.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
-Collaborate with Collections Manager and Senior Registrar to organize, (re)catalogue, and photograph new acquisitions
-Undergo object handling training
-Undergo cataloging training and review
-Enter data into excel spreadsheets for bulk upload into the Museum's collections management database and collections website
-Research into the history and use of specific tools, as needed
-Other duties as assigned

Interns are required to work 200 hours over the course of three months, usually averaging 15-20 hours a week. Hours of position are flexible, but must occur on Monday - Thursday; between 9:00am and 4:00pm. Interns will be provided with a $3,500 stipend for their work on this project. We will also work with your graduate program to ensure you receive academic credit for your work, if necessary.

Orientation for Summer Interns will be held on Thu rsday, May 29, 2025 and the internship will start the week of June 2, 2025 and will conclude in August.

For more info: Collections Intern (Northwestern Terra Cotta)

How to apply:

To apply: https://www.paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.php/jobs/ViewJobDetailsjob=265776&clientkey=73950D116C307F78984D3086733480DB

Contact:

Laura Wilson
lwilson@nbm.org
n/a

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Collections Intern (Lautman Collection) | National Building Museum posted Feb 3, 2025

401 F St NW
Washington, DC 20001
United States
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Paid Internship: Yes

Start Date for Internship 05/29/2025
End Date for Internship 08/31/2025

The National Building Museum is currently seeking one graduate-level intern to continue an inventory of the Museum's Robert C. Lautman Collection of photography, with materials dating approximately 1948-2009. The Lautman Collection consists of approximately 80,000 items, including prints, negatives, transparencies, and slides, as well as printed materials such as magazines, books, brochures, and more that feature Mr. Lautman's work. The first half of this Collection has already been processed and cataloged by the Museum by alphabetized client name, while the second half requires a basic inventory and integration into the existing systems. This inventory project is the first step to fully processing the remainder of the collection, preparing the way for digitization, cataloging, and conservation.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
-Collaborate with Collections Specialist to organize and document Lautman Collection materials, including fragile polyester-supported negatives, prints, and slides
-Undergo object handling training
-Undergo cataloging training
-Enter data into excel spreadsheets for bulk upload into the Museum's collections management database and collections website
-Research on Lautman's history with specific clients and sites, as needed
-Other duties as assigned

Interns are required to work 200 hours over the course of three months, usually averaging 15-20 hours a week. Hours of position are flexible, but must occur on Monday - T hursday; between 9:00am and 4:00pm. Interns will be provided with a $3,500 stipend for their work on this project. We will also work with your graduate program to ensure you receive academic credit for your work, if necessary.

Orientation for Summer Interns will be held on Thursday, May 29, 2025 and the internship will start the week of June 2, 2025 and will conclude in August.

For more info: Collections Intern (Lautman Collection)

How to apply:

Submit resume and cover letter to https://www.paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.php/jobs/ViewJobDetails?job=265780&clientkey=73950D116C307F78984D3086733480DB

Contact:

Laura Wilson
lwilson@nbm.org
n/a

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Collections Intern (Jenrette Cataloging) | National Building Museum posted Feb 3, 2025

401 F St NW
Washington, DC 20001
United States
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Paid Internship: Yes

Start Date for Internship 05/29/2025
End Date for Internship 08/31/2025

The National Building Museum is seeking two graduate-level interns to assist with our Visible Vault exhibition and online database. The interns will 1) catalogue new acquisitions to the Museum's collection, 2) conduct provenance research on previous acquisitions, and 3) research historical buildings represented in the Museum's collection and add them to our ArcGIS StoryMap. In December 2024 the Museum's open storage exhibition, Visible Vault, opened. The exhibition features a rotating list of artifacts from the Museum's co llection, each of which has an online record associated with it. Interns will work to catalogue new acquisitions to the collection and conduct provenance research in order to complete the online records for the objects in preparation for display in Visible Vault. They will also conduct research on historic buildings featured in the Visible Vault exhibition and add that content to the Visible Vault online interactive website, powered by ESRI's ArcGIS StoryMap technology. The cataloging interns can pick what types of artifact they wish to work with depending on their interests and background.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
-Collaborate with Collections Manager and Senior Registrar to organize, (re)catalogue, and photograph new acquisitions
-Undergo object handling training
-Undergo cataloging training and review
-Enter data into excel spreadsheets for bulk upload into the Museum's collections management database and collections website
-Con duct Provenance research on past acquisitions
-Draft provenance labels for the database and website
-Spot Check existing provenance information
-Help build out the Visible Vault ArcGIS StoryMap
-Conduct research on historic buildings represented in the Museum's collection
-Add information and photographs to the existing StoryMap for the exhibition
-Attend Jenrette Foundation "enhancements" when invited
-Participate in interviews and features on National Building Museum and Jenrette Foundation social media
-Other duties as assigned

Interns are required to work 240 hours over the course of three months, usually averaging 20 hours a week. Hours of position are flexible, but must occur on Monday - Thursday; between 9:00am and 4:00pm.

Orientation for Summer Interns will be held on Thursday, May 29, 2025 and the internship will start the week of June 2, 2025 and will conclude in August.

These positions are made possible thanks to the support of the Jenrette Foundation. Interns will be invited to participate in Jenrette Foundation "enhancement" events throughout the summer. They will be paid $20/hour their work on this project including orientation and Jenrette Foundation events. We will also work with your graduate program to ensure you receive academic credit for your work, if necessary.

For more info: Collections Intern (Jenrette Cataloging)

How to apply:

Submit resume and cover letter to https://www.paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.php/jobs/ViewJobDetails?job=265784&clientkey=73950D116C307F78984D3086733480DB

Contact:

Laura Wilson
lwilson@nbm.org
n/a

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Registration Internship: Collections Management | RISD Museum posted Dec 23, 2024

20 N Main Street
Providence, RI 02903
United States
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Paid: Yes

Start Date for Internship 06/02/2025
End Date for Internship 08/08/2025

The RISD Museum's Mellon summer internship program introduces students to museum work and offers in-depth experience working in a specific department of the RISD Museum. Interns contribute to departmental projects with Museum staff as supervisors. As a cohort, interns discuss museum practice, build professional skills for working in the arts, and learn about how museums live up to their missions. This is designed as an introductory experience for students without prior experience or access to similar opportunities.

Applicants should have a strong interest in museum work and the topics related to the specific internship projects, but no previous museum experience or academic background in art history is necessary. This program is open to currently enrolled college and university undergraduate and graduate students; students graduating in the 2024-25 academic year are also eligible. Students who are not U.S. citizens are welcome to apply for the internship if they have a visa that is valid for the entire internship program (through mid-August 2025).

The ten-week internships begin on June 2 and end on August 8. Interns are expected to work for 20 hours a week. Participation in group seminars and workshops focusing on museum studies and professional practice is included in these weekly hours. Interns will develop a n independent project related to their interests alongside these seminar sessions and at the end of the program, each intern will publicly reflect on their experience and share their work. Browse former interns' perspectives on the collection here. Interns will receive a $4,000 honorarium. A limited amount of funding is available for travel assistance and may be awarded to accepted students who would not otherwise be able to take advantage of this opportunity.

For more info: https://risdmuseum.org/part-time-internship

How to apply:

To apply: https://risdmuseum.org/part-time-internship

Contact:

RISD Museum
museum-academic@risd.edu
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