Regarding pay for interns - From the book Standards and Guidelines for
Museum Internships:

"There are two countervailing trends in intern recruitment.  On the one
hand, with the costs of college continuing to rise and student aid
becoming more difficult to secure, more students need summer income and
cannot consider an unpaid internship.  On the other hand, with the job
market becoming tighter, [ed. note: book published in 1993] more
students find that a good unpaid internship is their best alternative.
It is certainly true that offering a stipend will allow more
individuals, from a wider range of backgrounds, to consider applying to
your program.  Some museums find that even a minimal stipend puts the
internship on a more professional basis.  Many graduate schools strongly
encourage institutions to pay a stipend to underscore the
professionalism of the arrangement.  Even if the museum does not offer a
stipend. the internship project will cost time and money.

We have found that graduate-level internships generally offer stipends
to cover the living costs necessary to undertake this type of learning
experience.  On average, museums offer $2000 for a summer internship
with housing often included.  Most undergraduate internships are unpaid;
however, many try to offer housing as an incentive. "

This publication is available from the AAM Bookstore at 202-289-9127.

Roxana Adams, Assistant Director
Programs for Museum Advancement & Excellence
Technical Information Service
American Association of Museums
1575 Eye Street, NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC  20005
202/289-9121, fax 202/289-6578
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