Collections Management Intern – The Jewish Museum

Date: October 2019
Department: Program Administration
Title: Collections Management Internship
FSLA Status: Unpaid Position
Supervisor: Collections Manager
Schedule: 2 days per week
Internship Term: Spring 2020

The Jewish Museum:

Founded in 1904 and located on New York City’s Museum Mile, the Jewish Museum is dedicated to the enjoyment, understanding, and preservation of the artistic and cultural heritage of the Jewish people. The Museum maintains a unique collection of nearly 30,000 works of art, ceremonial objects, and media reflecting the global Jewish experience over more than 4,000 years. The Museum applies a contemporary lens to its exhibitions, which range from ancient to contemporary art.

The Position:

The Collections Management department of the Jewish Museum is offering an internship for a college student to conduct data-cleanup, research, and record cataloguing as well as general administrative support related to the museum’s collection. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is looking to pursue a career in museums and to observe the inner workings of managing museum collections. The internship will provide hands-on training, working with the most commonly used collections management database, TMS. It will also present an opportunity to learn how museums organize and document their collections.

The intern will receive a museum identification card that allows for free admission to other museums and various discounts.

Responsibilities include:

• Assist Collections Management staff with archival maintenance such as filing, document researching, and photocopying as required.
• Identify missing information for unknown object records in TMS by using digital images to identify object types, materials, artists, marks & inscriptions, etc.
• Enter and edit information in TMS following the guidelines set forth in the Jewish Museum’s data-entry standards.
• Use art-historical and/or Jewish culture knowledge to help identify and tag works in the collection with searchable keywords.
• Digitizing archival material.
• Other projects as assigned.

Requirements:

• Junior, Senior, or Graduate Student majoring in Art History, Decorative Arts, or Judaic Studies preferred
• Computer savvy with data-entry experience
• TMS experience a plus strong attention to detail and excellent writing skills

Send Resume with Cover Letter and Intern Application To:

Human Resources Coordinator                                                                                          The Jewish Museum                                                                                                            1109 Fifth Avenue                                                                                                                New York, NY 10128                                                                                                                Email: Interns@thejm.org                                                                                                        Fax: 646.358.3040

The Jewish Museum is an Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to building a culturally diverse staff and encourages applications from diverse candidates.