Adrienne
Excellent website... would you add information about our internship too?
The McFaddin-Ward House accepts applications for a Summer Intern January 1st
for the summer of the same year. The successful candidate will enjoy working
with a unique collection in Southeast Texas at an AAM-accredited museum. The
McFaddin-Ward House is a gem. Mamie McFaddin Ward lived most of her life
here in this Beaux-Arts Colonial mansion and made arrangements to establish
her family home as a historic house museum. The museum encompasses three
city blocks and includes a state of the art Visitor Center, the
McFaddin-Ward House, an office building and a Collections and Education
building.
More than 100,000 artifacts encompass the decorative arts collection and
archives.
Position Summary: The intern will be exposed to projects and duties in all
areas of a historic house museum. The focus of the internship will be a
specific project chosen by the intern in either interpretation or
collections management. Work is performed under general supervision of the
museum curator. Typically, the intern will prepare a small exhibit in the
Visitor Center also.
Duties may include: Collections management: Research, storage upgrades for
museum collection, object photography, environmental and Integrated Pest
Management monitoring, cataloguing photographs, and organizing and
cataloguing museum archives.
Interpretation: Develop a curriculum-based program for adult audiences,
develop a new temporary exhibit, plan and organize a special event.
Administration: Assist Curator or Education Coordinator with tasks as
assigned.
Qualifications: Must have a strong interest in working with collections or
interpretation. Candidates must be capable of precise and detail-oriented
work. A background in museum studies, history, art history or education is
preferred. Computer literacy is expected.
Employment Period: 10 weeks @ up to 35 hours per week. Flexible dates
between May and August. This internship will provide hands-on experience for
the qualified candidate and is unpaid. Paid internship length and hours are
negotiable. Office staff is willing to assist with necessary paperwork for
interns to obtain course credit.
How to apply: Please fax, email or mail your resume with 3 professional or
academic references to the address listed below by March 15th. If you have
additional questions, please contact: Ware Petznick, Ph.D., Curator of
Collections, McFaddin-Ward House, 725 Third St, Beaumont, TX 77706
[log in to unmask] 409-832-1906 www.mcfaddin-ward.org
-----Original Message-----
From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
Of Adrienne DeAngelis
Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 2:04 PM
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Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Internships
My site, "Resources in Art History for Graduate Students" :
(http://www.efn.org/~acd/resources.html)
has listings for many museums and galleries that offer internships.
Adrienne DeAngelis, Editor
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