Internships seem to be a right of passage for entry into the museum
world.  They are a vehicle for networking.  I doubt that requiring
interns to do "dirty work" discourages them as they probably take the
internship for the reasons noted above.
        I interned once for access to resources.  I was successful in my quest.

On
Tue, 8 Apr 1997, A. Nichelson wrote:

> I am wondering about people's opinions of interns who come to museums for
> summer experience or more lengthy experience.  Do you feel that the work
> done by interns is more often the "dirty work" or do your museums truly
> offer staff level experience?  If the "dirty work" IS in fact being saved
> for interns, then how can we expect to increase interest in museum work?
> Shouldn't their experiences be similar to what they might encounter as a
> museum professional?
> Former or current interns AND musuem professionals please reply.
>

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