I had a great internship...I was with the Getty Center for Art History
waaaaaaay back in 1984 and I worked in the photo archives, antiquities
division. I got a decent stipend and learned a lot about what it was like
to work with other professionals as one of them. Yes, it was a lot of busy
work and data entry, but I could definitely see the positive results of what
I had done. It's completely unrelated task-wise to what I'm doing now, but
it socialized me to the working world and for that it was absolutely
invaluable. I also think the Getty name opened doors to my first museum job
(at least it got me an interview, and I took it from there), and from there
I was able to go on using my own merits and skills.
Now that I supervise interns, I think a good experience for an intern
results in a tangible project that is "theirs," and builds relationships for
the future. I have provided references for past interns that have gotten
them their first jobs, but I think the most valuable thing for the intern is
the experience of being in the real world of museums, working with
professionals. And that "internships from hell", unless you are working for
someone along the lines of the boss in "The Devil Wears Prada", always have
something valuable to teach, even if it's that one has to pay one's dues at
some point, and better sooner than later.
Julia Muney Moore
Director of Exhibitions and Artist Services
Indianapolis Art Center
820 E. 67th St.
Indianapolis, IN 46220
(317) 255-2464 x233
FAX (317) 254-0486
email <[log in to unmask]>
website <http://www.indplsartcenter.org>
-----Original Message-----
From: Indigo Nights [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 3:47 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Internship Experiences
Dan, you may also wish to post this to the MuseJobs
and MuseStudies groups.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MuseJobs (809 people)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MuseStudies (108 people)
--- Dan Bartlett <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hello All:
>
> I'm preparing a session for the AMM conference in
> Milwaukee in November
> dealing with interning from the intern's
> perspective. The goal of the
> session is to help students get the most from their
> internships. To
> that end I'm asking anyone interested to share a
> paragraph or two about
> their own interning experiences. I'm most
> interested in what you folks
> 2 or 3 years into your professional careers did for
> internships and how
> these did or did not prepare you, but current
> interns and old hands are
> encouraged to respond as well.
>
> * What types of experiences do you wish now that
> you had in an
> internship setting back then?
> * What kinds of experiences did you have that
> were the most valuable
> in preparing you to enter the field?
> * Drawing on your own experiences (as interns
> and working
> professional), what factors do you think make
> successful internships?
> * The internship from hell, and what you might
> have done to rescue
> the situation. (There's no need to name the
> people or institutions
> you might have had bad experiences with.)
>
> Again, just a couple of paragraphs is all. You can
> respond off list to
> [log in to unmask] if you like.
>
> Thanks very much,
>
> Dan Bartlett
> UW-Milwaukee
> Recent Intern Now Considering a Recently Received
> Job Offer
>
>
>
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