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. > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Christopher Whittle College of Education & Box 72119 Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences Albuquerque, NM 87195 University of New Mexico ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^