Newseum Fall Collections Internship - Washington, DC

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, a revolutionary 250,000-square-foot museum of news, offers
visitors an experience that blends five centuries of news history with
up-to-the-second technology and hands-on exhibits.  At the Newseum, we
pride ourselves on creating up-to-the minute exhibits and actively
collecting modern and historic artifacts. As a Newseum intern you can
work at our museum downtown or our state-of-the-art storage center in
Laurel, Maryland (or both). Internship hours are flexible and can be
arranged to fit individual's schedules - this can include morning and
weekend 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 and
be involved in the day-to-day operations of one of Washington, D.C.'s
most popular museums!

 

Intern responsibilities will include, but are not limited to assisting
Registrars and Collections Specialists 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

-           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 and de-installation of exhibited
artifacts

-           Compiling information for the new Standard Facilities Report
particularly regarding the environmental conditions/calculations for
each of the galleries

-           Helping with basic artifact conservation 

-           If time and interest permits, short-term, independent
research projects related to the collection can be designed

 

Newspaper archives internship project

-           For those who already possess or would like to gain archival
experience, there is the opportunity to work on a self-directed archival
project with the Newseum's outstanding 35,000 piece newspaper collection
(this project will take place at the Newseum's storage facility in
Laurel, MD)

 

For all internship opportunities:

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 and may be part or full time.
This internship position is for college credit only. 

Application Process

Please email cover letter and resume to [log in to unmask] 

 

 




Maeve Gaynor Scott 
Registrar 
Newseum 
555 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW 
Washington, DC 20001 
Phone: 202.292.6327 

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