From the Univ of Mary Washington website:


COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY

The Manassas Museum System, City of Manassas, Virginia, is offering a summer internship in collections management for a graduate student in Museum Studies. The collections reflect the spectrum of Prince William County, Virginia, with an emphasis on the immediate Manassas area. The permanent collection contains over 5,000 objects, approximately 100 cubic feet of archival materials, and special library collections. Collecting priorities are objects with a local provenance and those illustrating the intense Civil War activity of the Manassas area. Much of the collection is catalogued in Past Perfect. For an overview of the Museum System, visit www.manassasmuseum.org.

Purpose
This internship offers a student the opportunity to apply academic training to a museum environment. Such experience is intrinsically educational, providing an important step in professional development as well as a significant contribution to the Museum.
 
Project Description

The Museum Collections Intern will assist the Curator with various projects related to maintenance of the collection. Duties include cataloging new acquisitions, completing condition reports and measurements, preparing for a Collections Committee meeting, photographing objects, housing material, and entry into the Past Perfect collection database.

Qualifications

·       First- or second-year graduate student in Museum Studies, emphasis in collections management preferred

·       Computer literacy: Microsoft Office a minimum; Past Perfect helpful

·       Basic photography skills, including use of a digital camera

·       Strong organizational skills

·       Ability to work independently on a large project

·       Attention to detail & neatness

·       Background and interest in history preferred

·       Museum experience a plus

Salary Available

Duration

The internship requires a minimum of 40 hours a week for six weeks.

How to Apply

 

Go to http://www.manassascity.org/jobs and download a job application. Send the completed and signed application with a resume and a cover letter discussing your qualifications, experience, and an explanation of why you should be considered for this internship. Please be sure to give the names, addresses, and contact numbers of three references.

Send to the attention of Human Resources, CITY OF MANASSAS, 9027 Center Street, Room 302, Manassas, VA 20110: Fax 703-257-5827.