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*Boston Furniture Archive – Summer Internships in Massachusetts*



The Boston Furniture Archive, a project of the Winterthur Museum, Garden &
Library, seeks interns for its fourth annual summer field cataloging
project, scheduled for May 31-August 22, 2017. Up to four interns will
receive training and work as a team to document furniture at a number of
museums and heritage sites in the Boston area. The internship is an
exciting opportunity to build knowledge of material culture and decorative
arts, museum and non-profit collections management, and database creation.



The Boston Furniture Archive is free, online database that provides catalog
information and photographs of furniture produced in Boston between 1630
and 1930. Visit http://bostonfurniture.winterthur.org/ to access the
database and learn more about the project.



Interns will receive a stipend of $5,000 plus $1,000 for travel over the
twelve weeks. Housing is not provided.



Please visit
http://www.winterthur.org/pdfs/boston_furniture_internship_2017.pdf for
more information and application instructions. Applications are due
February 1, 2017.



Contact:

Sarah Parks

Project Manager, Boston Furniture Archive

Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library

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302-888-4639

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