Fall Internship – Museum of the City of New York – Collections – Aug. 29

Collections Internship

Museum of the City of New York – American Art Collections

The Museum of the City of New York seeks graduate student interns to assist the American Art Specialist with various Decorative Arts, Furniture, Paintings, and Sculpture Collections projects currently underway at the Museum’s offsite collections facility, located in Brooklyn. Tasks will include collections storage re-organization, collections inventory and assessment, condition reporting, object cataloging, metadata recording, and processing. The intern will become familiar with the Cataloging Cultural Objects (CCO) data content standard and established museum best practices for the care of diverse media and object types.

Appropriate candidates will be currently enrolled in Master’s program in Material Culture Studies, History of Decorative Arts, American Art History, Museum Studies, or a related field. Preferred skills and qualifications include previous coursework working with cultural objects; familiarity with CCO data content standard; knowledge or demonstrated interest in New York City history; exposure to collections management systems such as Museum Plus, ARGUS, PastPerfect, or TMS; and experience handling fragile objects.

The Internship requires a minimum commitment of one full day a week (7 hours), scheduled on Mondays or Wednesdays, though two days a week is preferred. Internships are unpaid. Preference will be given to students completing the internship for course credit.  

To apply: Please send a cover letter and resume to Leslie Gerhauser, American Art Specialist, via email at lgerhauser@mcny.org   

Founded in 1923 as a private, non-profit corporation, the Museum connects the past, present, and future of New York City. It celebrates and interprets the city, educating the public about its distinctive character, especially its heritage of diversity, opportunity, and perpetual transformation. It serves the public through exhibitions, school and public programs, publications, and collections. The Museum of the City of New York is an Equal Opportunity Employer.