[NHCOLL-L:2558] Collections Management Internship Announcement

[Janet Gillette]

Collections Management 

Internship Announcement

 

          Founded in 1928, the Museum of Northern Arizona (MNA) combines a
public education and exhibition program with a research center and
intergenerational campus. The Museum is known worldwide for its exploration
of the natural, artistic, and cultural history of the Colorado Plateau. With
funding from the Snow Endowment the Museum offers annual 10-week summer
internships between May 15th and August 30th.   Housing and a stipend of
$200 a week are provided to offset expenses.

 

          These internships provide on the job experience to students that
are in museum studies programs or programs with museum studies options.
Four collections management internships are offered this summer and will
focus on the anthropology and zoology collections.  Interns can expect to
gain experience with the Argus collection management software, environmental
monitoring, digital equipment, and a range of collections management issues.
The zoology collection project involves inventory and rehousing of a fluid
preserved collection and the development of a monitoring schedule and safety
and handling guidelines. Projects this summer in the Anthropology collection
include the identification and inventory of permanent and education
collections in the Colton House, cataloging, and other inventory and
rehousing projects.

  

The MNA has a diverse collection of 4.5 million items (ethnology,
archaeology, fine arts, paleontology, zoology, botany, photoarchives,
archives, and library).   Submit a letter of interest, resume, and 3 letters
of reference by April 1st.

 

Send applications to:

          Elaine Hughes, Collections Manager

          Museum of Northern Arizona

          3101 North Fort Valley Road

          Flagstaff, AZ  86001

          ehughes at mna.mus.az.us

          928/774-5211, ext. 228

 

 

 

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