Hancock Shaker Village announces the availability of a summer internship in
the Collections Department, supervised by the Curator.  This internship is a
hands-on learning experience for graduate students interested in museum
careers.

Successful applicant will work with the Curator on a variety of projects
including the processing of incoming and outgoing object loans, incoming
acquisitions, and upgrading the catalog information of a select category of
objects within the collection.  In addition, intern will assist with the
research and planning for the restoration and re-interpretation of three
historic buildings.

Internship is ten weeks, 35 hours per week, and can be scheduled to fit the
student's summer schedule.  Stipend is $2000 for the summer, housing may be
available.

Hancock Shaker Village is an outdoor living history museum with the most
comprehensive collection of Shaker material culture in a restored Shaker
site.  The village includes 20 original Shaker buildings on 1200 acres in
western Massachusetts.

For more information please contact me off list, or send resume and letter of
interest to:

Sharon Duane Koomler
Curator of Collections
Hancock Shaker Village
PO Box 927
Pittsfield, MA  01202
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