Summer 2024 Paid Internship Opportunities at the South Street Seaport Museum – Museum Studies

Job Title: Intern

Location: New York, NY

Note: These internships were shared with Rosanna along with the following email:

Dear Rosanna,

I have two in-person paid internship positions at the South Street Seaport Museum this upcoming Summer 2024.

As you know from our meetings, conversations, and past interns, I am really passionate and caring about training new generations of collections specialists, archivists, and registrars.

These internships allow students to become part of a small, dynamic team, participating in day-to-day workplace activities and projects with the guidance of full-time staff members of the Collections and Exhibitions Department. In addition to gaining extensive work experience in collection management and registration, curatorial research, digitization, and archive management, interns will be offered opportunities for professional development activities and will be provided resources that focus on maritime heritage, New York City history, and the role of museums in society today. Our goal is to provide interns with the most current methods and tools that are relevant to the field, assign projects that are tailored to support their personal and professional growth, and provide space for critical dialogue.

I am hiring for a “Archive and Library Intern” and a “Collections and Exhibitions Management Intern”.

2024 Internships require a commitment of at least two days per week, 10am–5pm.

Interns are paid $18/hour on a bi-weekly basis and receive free admission to most NYC museums and employee discounts at the Seaport Museum’s Bowne & Co. Stationers.

If you know someone interested, please directed them to our website: seaportmuseum.org/jobs-and-internships

The building with the exhibition is not open yet.. But it will be this Fall! Let’s plan for working a bit more together then.

All my best, and thank you,
Martina

Internships

Archives, Collections and Exhibitions Paid Internships (On Site)
These internships allow you to become part of a small, dynamic team, participating in day-to-day workplace activities and projects with the guidance of full-time staff members of the Collections and Exhibitions Department. In addition to gaining extensive work experience in collection management and registration, curatorial research, digitization, and archive management, interns will be offered opportunities for professional development activities and will be provided resources that focus on maritime heritage, New York City history, and the role of museums in society today. Our goal is to provide interns with the most current methods and tools that are relevant to the field, assign projects that are tailored to support their personal and professional growth, and provide space for critical dialogue.

Eligibility
College students, recent graduates, graduate students, and beginning professionals are eligible. The Museum encourages candidates from diverse backgrounds and academic disciplines to apply. Summer 2024 Internships require a commitment of at least two days per week, 10am–5pm. Interns are paid $18/hour on a bi-weekly basis and receive free admission to most NYC museums and employee discounts at the Seaport Museum’s Bowne & Co. Stationers.

Open: Summer 2024 Internship Positions
June 10–August 16, 2024 (10 weeks)

Archives and Library Intern
The intern will work on several Archives and Library projects. In the archives, activities will include photographic archive processing (re-housing photographs, folder inventories, etc.), and scan and data cleanup projects. In the library, activities will involve assisting with rare book collection inventory and rehousing projects. If time and interest permit, Interns also collect ideas and draft content for the Museum’s blog and social media channels.

Click here for the full job posting and details on how to apply

Collections and Exhibitions Management Intern
The intern will work closely with the collections and exhibitions team on a cross-medium (painting, drawing, print, historical objects) collections survey exhibition (opening Fall 2024) –pulled primarily from the Museum’s permanent collection. Activities will include research, catalog and digitize works of art and artifacts in the Museum’s collection management database; prepare database records for online use as well as internal and external research requests; assist with condition report and re-house projects. If time and interest permit, Interns also collect ideas and draft content for the Museum’s blog and social media channels.

Click here for the full job posting and details on how to apply

Future: Fall 2024 Internships
September 30–December 6, 2024 (10 weeks)
Applications for Fall internships will open in late July 2024. Check back for updates.