Museum Internships

Accounting and Finance interns assist staff with a variety of accounting and financial tasks, such as: data entry, filing, budgets and budget reports, account reconciliations and various analytical review.

Advancement interns assist staff with a variety of tasks including: database entry, filing, assisting with the planning and implementation of fundraising events at the museum, conducting research on various topics including audience development, and donor profiles.

The Mint Museum Archives offers interns the chance to gain practical work experience in an environment that is meaningful, educational and fulfilling. Archives interns assist with collection acquisitions, accessioning, arrangement, description, digitization and outreach. Special projects can be accomodated on a case-by-case basis.

The Collections and Exhibition Design Intern assists the Exhibitions Designer on design development and planning for exhibitions and installations, organizing works of art and interpretive elements into engaging, immersive space. This internship offers hands-on training in the museum profession, working with museum collections, and an overview of skills and responsibilities required to design and produce museum exhibitions from the early planning stages through implementation. Related majors: architecture, interior design, graphic design and scene design.

Recommended areas of interest/skills:

• Highly motivated creative thinker
• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite
• Experience with 3D Imaging Software
• Interest in Museum Standards and Practices

This internship will provide a broad range of practical registration and collections management experiences for participants considering a career in art history or museum collections. Interns may be actively involved in inventory, preventive conservation, copyright, photography, maintaining accession files, object numbering, conducting research on collection objects, database work, or other collections management duties. The candidate should have strong organizational skills, ability to work independently, and an acute attention to detail.

This internship will work closely with the Collections Photographer and will focus on building a strong skill set in photography and digital archives. The right candidate will receive a broad range of practical registration and collections photography experiences for participants considering a career in photography and museum collections. Interns will be actively involved in photography shoots, object handling, inventory, copyright, conducting research on collection objects, metadata application, database work, or other duties. The candidate should have strong organizational skills, ability to work independently, and an acute attention to detail.

Recommended areas of interest/skills:

• Basic understanding of photography necessary
• Experience working with Adobe creative suite a plus

The Marketing and Communications intern will assist the Communications team with key projects, including helping to produce museum publications, copyedit marketing materials, generate content for Inspired magazine, and identify marketing opportunities for the museum. The ideal candidate will have a background in writing, copyediting, public relations, or marketing.

Desired qualifications include:

• Experience with copywriting and editing
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to work independently

This internship will report directly to the Digital Media Manager and will focus on building a strong skill set in both content strategy and web management using analytic software, website content management system, and search engine optimization strategies.

Recommended areas of interest/skills:

• Interest in website management and optimization
• Experience with SEO (Search Engine Optimization) and Google Analytics Plus
• Some understanding of HTML necessary

The facilities intern assists in auditing existing conditions and special projects relating to buildings and grounds. The level of responsibility extended to the intern is based on individual skill levels. Those interested in an internship in this department must submit an application online.

The graphic design intern assists in the development and production of publications and exhibition graphics. The level of responsibility extended to the intern is based on individual skill levels. Those interested in an internship in this department must submit an application online.

The Information Technology intern assists in auditing existing conditions, technology asset management and special projects relating to Information Technology. The level of responsibility extended to the intern is based on individual skill levels. Those interested in an internship in this department must submit an application online.

Learning and Engagement interns assist Mint educators with art class setup and clean up. Individuals also help maintain databases, conduct research on exhibitions and artists, and assist in the Lewis Family Gallery.

Undergraduate and graduate-level library internship opportunities are available. Intern projects may include introductory or advanced cataloging, creation of marketing materials, social media, digitization efforts, and the creation of web pages for the library’s online resource, Mintwiki. Internships for academic credit may be tailored to specific academic project goals.

This internship will report directly to the Digital Media Specialist and will focus on building a strong skill set in mass communications through campaigns on social media channels and analytics. In addition, this internship will also build the student’s skill-set in both photography and video using the latest version of Adobe Creative Software to build an archival image/video database for the museum’s programming efforts.

Recommended areas of interest/skills:

• Experience working with Adobe Creative Suite required
• Portfolio required
• Experience with Social Media campaigns
• Well defined writing skills

This internship will report directly to the Co-Leads of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility and will focus on strengthening the tenets of diversity that have been outlined in the Mint’s Strategic Plan.