Slate Valley (NY) Museum Summer Internship

Collections Internship Announcement
Summer 2012
Situated on the banks of the lovely Mettowee River in Granville, NY, the Slate Valley Museum is a thriving community oriented museum seeking collections interns for this summer. The Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) recently awarded SVM a grant to digitize the collection, which will take the museum’s collection and make the information, images, and recordings accessible to the public, beyond the museum’s walls.

Interns will support SVM’s mission to collect, catalog, preserve/conserve, exhibit, and interpret materials, artifacts, machines, and information that demonstrate the geology of slate and the history of slate quarrying and the quarrying communities in the Slate Valley of New York and Vermont from 1839 to the present. Interns will work alongside the Assistant Director/Collections Manager to photograph and scan artifacts, archives, and books. Duties also include cataloging and researching collection items. The collection contains three-dimensional artifacts like slate working tools, heavy machinery, clothing, as well as archives mostly relating to slate companies and families of immigrant slate workers. Knowledge and experience with PastPerfect is helpful but not mandatory.
Because SVM is a small museum, interns will have the opportunity to contribute to the Museum and gain meaningful experience in other ways which may include helping with assisting in the installation of exhibits, helping with educational programming, or greeting visitors. We encourage interns to pursue a personal project, separate from the digitization project, to create a more well-rounded experience.

The internship is unpaid and the museum does not provide housing.

Requirements:
Applicants must be enrolled in college, graduate school, or recently graduated, studying history, museum studies, American studies, or related field.
Please email questions to collections@slatevalleymuseum.org or call (518) 642-1417. Applications are dueTo apply, email a cover letter, resume, and contact information for three professional references to:
Amy Mincher
Assistant Director/Collections Manager
collections@slatevalleymuseum.org

International Institute for Restoration & Preservation Studies

I would like to inform you about our summer 2011 field school, the San Gemini Preservation Studies Program, now in its 12th year, which is dedicated to the preservation of cultural heritage and offers students the opportunity to study and travel in Italy. This year we have added a program on paper restoration.

Courses offered:
• Introduction to Art and Building Restoration in Italy
• Surveying and Analyzing Historic Buildings
• Introduction to Conservation of Archeological Ceramics
• Introduction to Paper Restoration
• Traditional Painting Methods and Restoration Techniques
• Restoration Issues and Theory in Italy

Field Projects:
• Restoration of the Porta Burgis
• Surveying the 12th Century San Giovanni Battista Church complex
• Surveying the Church of Santo Gemine
• Archaeological survey of the public baths in Carsulae

To find out more about our program and review the syllabi, please visit our website: HTTP://SANGEMINISTUDIES.ORG

Our courses are open to students from various disciplines, both undergraduate and graduate. All lessons are taught in English.

If you know any students, scholars, or others interested in this type of study, please inform them about our program. We would appreciate it if you could list our program on your organization's website as an available educational resource.

We have a 2011 flyer that you may wish to post on your department notice board or forward to interested parties. You can print this from our website, on our About Us page (http://sangeministudies.info/contac-us/about-us). Please let us know if you have any problem printing and we can email you the PDF.

Thank you very much.

Cordially, Max Cardillo

Director, San Gemini Preservation Studies Program
International Institute for Restoration & Preservation Studies
US Tel: (718) 768-3508
www.sangeministudies.org

Two Open Positions @ Planting Fields Foundation, Oyster Bay, NY

Planting Fields Foundation, located on the grounds of Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park in Oyster Bay, NY, seeks two Curatorial Fellows for its Coe Hall Historic House Museum. The positions open May 1, 2011 and end August 31, 2011. Candidates should be recent graduates of a Museum Studies, Anthropology, History or Art History program with previous work experience in a museum.
Duties include:
- assisting the curatorial department with research for their upcoming exhibitions
- assisting with daily operations of Coe Hall Historic House Museum and historic Manor House
- managing the volunteer docents
Fellows will be compensated $15/hour and a room on the grounds of the arboretum.
Interested candidates should send a resume to Marianne Howard at mhoward@plantingfields.org. Please consider that the Foundation completes interviews on site in Oyster Bay, NY. No phone calls please.

Summer Collections Intern Linthicum, Maryland

The National Electronics Museum in MD is offering a 12-week, paid summer internship in collections. The internship is 35 hours/week – start & end dates are flexible. NEM is seeking an enthusiastic, organized individual looking to gain experience in Collections Care & the museum field. The intern will assist in all collections activities including accessioning, cataloging, data entry, storage & housekeeping. Applicants must be a US citizen, able to lift 20lbs. and at least 18 years of age.

To apply, send resume to Rebecca Glasby at rebecca.glasby@ngc.com.

http://www.nationalelectronicsmuseum.org

Registration Intern Posting- Church History Museum Salt Lake City, Utah

Collections Care Intern

Description

Purpose: To gain general knowledge of museum registration and how the Church History Museum aligns itself with the larger mission of the Church History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Duration: 3months, 40 hours per week beginning June 1^st, 2010

Responsibilities

Projects:

- Acquisitions and Cataloging

- Deaccession Practices

- Storage/ Record keeping

- Inventory

Segment 1- Acquisitions This segment will focus with how items are acquired by the Museum and general concepts of collections care.

Objective: Interns will observe and learn three main points about maintaining a museum collection: 1) collection development by Curatorial staff, 2) transfer of objects to the museum and 3) physical care of objects in the Museum.

Goals:

• Basic object handling and numbering
• Records management and cataloging using both manual and computer systems
• Collections development
• Collection of support information such as provenance, exhibit text and conservation data

Tasks:

ü Creation of Acquisition records for items new to the collection

ü Observation of Acquisitions Board Meetings

ü Cataloging and numbering recent acquisitions

ü Photography of new collections

Segment 2- Deaccessions this segment will cover how items are removed from the Museum’s Collection

Objective: Interns will identify and research possible objects for removal from the collection prior to proposed movement of the annex. This segment will include submitting a proposal to the Acquisitions Board.

Goals:

• Locating documentation for proposed deaccessioned items
• Identifying the appropriate methods of disposal for items as outlined in deaccession documents.
• Drafting a proposal to the Acquisitions Board

Tasks:

ü Contacting repositories of items

ü Preparing proposal report to the deaccession committee

ü Updating electronic and paper records

Segment 3- Inventory This segment will familiarize the intern with the need to regularly monitor collections storage and display areas.

Objective: Complete an inventory of a segment of the collection

Goals:

• Identifying and area to be inventoried and compile a list of records for that area
• Carrying out an inventory

Tasks:

ü Print up an object list

ü Verify locations of objects, while noting changes in condition and deficiencies in catalog

ü Update locations and object information in HMMS

ü Notify conservation of problems, rehouse items if needed

ü Resolve problem records

Segment 4- Rehousing This segment will focus on the movement and rehousing of existing collections

Objective: Assisting in the protection and movement of predetermined collections during Physical Facilities Improvements to Museum storage

Goals:

• Shielding storage areas from hazardous materials
• Rehousing items

Tasks:

ü Verify locations of objects, while noting changes in condition and deficiencies in catalog

ü Update housing materials

ü Update locations and object information in HMMS

ü Identify materials in danger of damage and implement plan to prevent damage during storage painting

Qualifications

· Currently in a degree program and completed at least three years of undergraduate work in any of the following field: museum studies, art, art history, history, archaeology or anthropology or a college graduate within the last year in one of these field with plans to attend graduate school.

· Must have excellent writing and editing skills

· Must be proficient in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

· Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; must work well in a team environment

· Pro-active problem-solver, eager to contribute, creative thinker, uninhibited and willing to share ideas and participate in discussions; detail-oriented

· Member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and worthy to hold a Temple Recommend

If interested and qualified please go to the following link and submit your application

https://ldschurch.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobsearch.ftl?lang=en

Carrie E. Snow

Supervisor Collections Care- Art and Artifacts

Church History Museum

45 North West Temple Street

Salt Lake City, UT 84150

(801) 240-4619

(801) 240-5342

Toy and Miniature Museum Internship

Summer 2010 Internship
Collections Department
Number of Positions Open: 1
Compensation: This is an unpaid internship. No housing available.
Time Commitment: Minimum of 120 Hours (10 weeks, 12 hrs per week minimum)
June 9- August 13, 2010
Projects: Intern will have the opportunity to take a leadership role in collection department activities which include but are not limited to the following: rectifying old loans, creation of a disaster preparedness cart, researching collection insurance options, and exhibit research.
Interns will be supervised by Curator Kristie Dobbins.
Qualifications: Seeking a motivated, self starter intern who is currently enrolled in a museum studies program or who has previous museum experience.
Resume and cover letter due by April 2, 2010.
Please send materials to Kristie Dobbins, 5235 Oak Street, Kansas City, MO 64112 or via e-mail at dobbinsk@umkc.edu.


Kristie Dobbins, Curator
Toy & Miniature Museum of Kansas City

phone: 816.333.9328 • fax/info: 816.333.2055
5235 Oak Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64112

www.toyandminiaturemuseum.org
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Curator Position Opening

Galveston Historical Foundation will soon have a position for a Curator.

Curator, Galveston Historical Foundation
Job Description

Galveston Historical Foundation serves as the steward and operator of many of Galveston's most significant historic sites; The 1838 Michel Menard House, 1839 Samuel May Williams House, 1859 Ashton Villa, 1877 Tall Ship ELISSA and Texas Seaport Museum, 1892 Bishop’s Palace, and the 1861 Custom House. For more information about Galveston Historical Foundation www.galvestonhistory.org

Job Responsibilities
· Care for collections and related documentation (paper and computer), including accessioning materials, conducting workshops, cleaning. Responsible for monitoring of condition of all objects in collections; proper storage of all objects in collections; repair and necessary conservation of collections.
· Training of volunteers in the care of collections and oversight of volunteer work on collections.
· Research, write and assist with installation of exhibits at Bishop’s Palace, Texas Seaport Museum, Custom House and St. Joseph’s Church. Work with Director and other personnel (contract and volunteer) on special exhibits. Research and implementation of changing interpretive themes in house museums and church,
· Research and write interpretive material for docents at all properties.
· Respond to collections-related questions from public.
· Collections management, interpretation and development of a historical object collection, archives and related exhibit objects.

Requirements
• Ability to work independently, give attention to detail, organize efficiently, and work with people.
• Strong MS Word skills, familiarity with Excel, familiarity with PastPerfect.
• Strong writing and communication proficiency
• Education: Art history, museum/curatorial studies, interest in history and historic preservation preferred, master’s degree preferred.
• Record of exhibition organization and knowledge of museums practices, preferred.

Send Resume, References and Salary Requirements by May 15, 2010 to:
Galveston Historical Foundation
Denise Alexander
502 20th Street
Galveston, Texas 77550
denise.alexander@galvestonhistory.org