Newseum Summer Collections Internship Washington, DC - Unpaid
Are you looking for an exciting internship that will provide you with the skills necessary to help you obtain full-time museum employment? If so, the Newseum’s Collections Internship is for you!
The Newseum, which promotes,
explains and defends free expression and the five freedoms of the First Amendment, offers visitors an experience that blends five centuries of history with technology and hands-on exhibits. At the Newseum, we pride ourselves
on creating up-to-the minute exhibits and actively collecting modern and historic print news materials.
As a Newseum intern you will work at our museum downtown and have the opportunity to work at our storage facility in Laurel, Maryland once a week (with Newseum provided transportation from
DC). Internship hours are flexible and can be arranged to fit individual’s schedules - this can include morning work. You will be a member of the small, dynamic Collections team and will be able to make an enormous contribution to the work we do. This is a
wonderful opportunity to gain Collections experience.
Intern responsibilities will include, but are not limited to assisting the Collections Specialist with the following tasks:
- Daily monitoring and recording of environmental conditions (temperature, relative humidity, lighting, etc.) in gallery spaces
- Processing donations and incoming loans, including cataloging artifacts in database
- Helping plan a major de-installation project in 2020
- Monitoring and reporting on exhibition conditions as they pertain to exhibited collections
- Assisting with the cleaning of exhibits and artifacts on display pre-opening
- Aiding in the installation of temporary exhibits including
Seriously Funny: From the Desk of ‘The Daily Show with Jon Stewart’, de-installation of exhibited artifacts and traveling exhibits
- Compiling information for the new Standard Facilities Report particularly regarding the environmental conditions/calculations for each of the galleries
- Helping with basic artifact conservation
For internship:
Experience/Skills
Candidates should be currently enrolled in or should have recently finished a museum-related graduate or undergraduate program, possess basic computer skills, an interest in collections/registration
work, and the ability to lift 30 pounds.
Timing/Duration/Pay
Internships last for a minimum of 12 weeks beginning in late May/early June 2019 and may be part or full time. Interns must work a minimum of 2 ½ days/week with an 8am-4pm (full day) and 8am-12pm
(half day) schedule. This internship position is primarily for college credit.
Application Deadline
April 3rd, 2019
Application Process
Please send your cover letter, resume, and contact information for two references to:
Newseum
Human Resources Department
555 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20001
E-mail:
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