Registrar’s Office Intern, Harvard Art Museum, Cambridge, MA

Posted June 12, 2018

The Harvard Art Museums’ Department of Collections Management is accepting applications for a Fall 2018 Registrar’s Office Intern. 

This internship will provide an overview into registration methods related to permanent collection record maintenance, and introduce the successful candidate to the museums’ temporary loan processes. 

The Registrar’s Office Intern will:

• Work alongside the Sr Associate Registrar and the Assistant Registrar for Collections to assist with the management, and archiving of registrarial records.
• Organize and rehouse temporary paper loan records and original collection records for long term preservation.
• Gain experience with The Museum System (TMS), the museums’ electronic collection database, by utilizing it toward research activities related to rehousing of records.

 

Qualifications

• This unpaid internship is available only for students currently enrolled in a degree-earning programs. Candidates must be eligible to receive credit for an internship through their academic institution in order to qualify.
• Candidates must be organized, detail oriented, and able to work independently.
• Students who are majoring in museum studies, art history, or library sciences, and have a strong interest in research are encouraged to apply.

 

Term

• September – December 2018
• 8-16 hours (1-2 full days) between 9am – 5pm (Mon’s, Thurs’s and Friday’s are preferred)

Location

• The Internship will take place at the museums’ Somerville Research Facility, 200 Inner Belt Rd., Somerville, MA. Hourly shuttle service is provided to and from the off-site location to the Harvard Art Museums in Cambridge and the MBTA Orange Line and buses 86, 91 and CT2 run nearby. There is a parking lot (free) at the Somerville location if you choose to drive there.

How to Apply

Please forward a cover letter and resume to Vanessa Marcoux, Collections Management Coordinator at [email protected] by Sunday, July 8, 2018.