Leo; You may have already done this however, you may want to go to www.globalmuseum.org in their careers link they have several internships listed. I have gone there several times looking for an actual employment position. I am graduating in May. John Fisher Angelo State University At 04:22 PM 1/31/01 +0000, Leo Charles Coleman wrote: >I apologise in advance for posting this request to a large professional >community, but . . .. > >I am a third (penultimate) year undergraduate student in Scotland, seeking >internship >opportunities for Summer 2001 in Britain or the USA. I am pursing a >course of Art History and Social Anthropology, and have been researching >several related aspects of museological knowledge and display, >(ie., contemporary art practices and the museum, anthropological >knowledge vs. objects-on-display). > >I am interested in working (on a stipend or pay basis--sorry, no volunteer >internships are possible for me) with an off-beat historical or art >museum. My favourite museum is the John Soane Museum in London, and I >would love to work with an institution that has a similar commitment to >both preserving artefacts and commissioning new work >(A large order, I know). I am, of course, pursuing several opportunities >at the larger national institutions. If anyone knows of a good >opportunity that I may have overlooked in my internet researches or has a >grant-funded or short term research position available, I would be very >interested in hearing about it. I am hoping that I may spend this summer >in rewarding work that will point me in a more rigourously professional >direction than I have hitherto found. Your institution could be a part of >this remarkable experiment in theory meeting praxis! (Excuse, please, the >hyperbole). > >Many thanks for your time and patience. > >Leo Coleman >University of St. Andrews >Scotland > >PS--I am a (relatively) mature student, and have had various jobs in the >not-for-profit and university sector in New York City in the past--that >is, I am not a rank amateur when it comes to archival and research work. >Thanks. > >********************************************** > >All art is erotic. > --Adolf Loos > > > >********************************************** > >All art is erotic. > --Adolf Loos > >========================================================= >Important Subscriber Information: > >The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). > >If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). > > ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).