Summer 2016 internships, The Frick Collection, New York, NY
Posted January 22, 2016
The Frick Collection is now accepting applications for the following summer 2016 internships:
- Undergraduate-Graduate Digital Art History Lab Internship l Summer 2016 (Unpaid)
- Application Deadline: February 19, 2016
- Undergraduate Photoarchive Internship l Summer 2016 (Unpaid)
- Application Deadline: February 19, 2016
- Undergraduate-Graduate Frick Art Reference Library Administration Internship l Summer 2016 (Unpaid)
- Application Deadline: February 29, 2016
- Graduate Book Department Internship l Summer 2016
- Deadline: March 1, 2016
Background
The Frick Collection is an art museum consisting of more than 1,100 works of art from the thirteenth to the nineteenth century displayed in the intimate surroundings of the former home of Henry Clay Frick. The residence, with its furnishings and works of art, has been open to the public since 1935. It is considered one of the world’s most perfect museums; its sister research institution, the Frick Art Reference Library founded in 1920, is of equal distinction. The Library is an internationally recognized research library that serves as one of the world’s most complete resources for the study of Western art. We are pleased to offer internship opportunities throughout the school year and summer for undergraduate and graduate students with an interest in careers in art museums and libraries. Students with strong backgrounds in Art History, Museum Studies, Museum Education, or Library Science are encouraged to apply. Please click on the link above to learn more about the internship listed. Please apply for the one internship to which your skills, experience, and interests are most well suited.
Benefits of an Internship with The Frick Collection
These internships provide superb opportunities for participating in all aspects of museum and library work in a small dynamic departments and interacting with staff across the institution and the public.
Most internships do not provide a stipend, if there is a stipend associated with the internship you are interest in this will be outlined in the internship description. All interns of the Frick Collection may access free or discounted admission to most of New York’s finest museums. The Frick provides employees, trainees, interns, and volunteers with a discount on Museum Shop purchases and a subsidized on-site staff dining service. The Frick Collection offers a beautiful and pleasant work setting and an excellent opportunity to appreciate some of the world’s finest works of art.
Application Process:
Please note that eligibility may vary from one department of The Frick Collection to another and that applications to multiple departments are not accepted; please apply for only one internship.
All internship applications must be submitted via e-mail to [email protected], as follows:
Email Subject Line: Title of Internship and Department–season and year
Submit PDF of cover letter and résumé.
Include the following in your cover letter
- Your reasons for applying for the internship, including a statement describing how an internship would enhance your academic course of study
- Your preferred dates and hours of availability
- The names, professional affiliations, telephone numbers, and email addresses of two references, at least one of which must be academic
- Current GPA
No phone calls please.
http://www.frick.org/careers/