Job Description
Job Details Level Entry
Job Location National Building Museum - Main Office - Washington, DC
Position Type Internship
Travel Percentage None
Job Shift Day
Description The National Building Museum inspires curiosity about the world we design and build.
We are a private, nonprofit institution, created by Congress in 1980 to commemorate American achievements in architecture, design, and engineering and to encourage excellence in the building arts. Today, the National Building Museum transforms understanding of the history and impact of architecture, engineering, landscape architecture, and design. Through exhibitions, educational programs, and special events, we welcome all ages to experience stories about the built world and its power to shape our lives, communities, and futures.
Position Description The National Building Museum is currently seeking a graduate-level intern to help organize, catalogue, scan, and rehouse photographs from our Wurts Brothers Photography Collection. The Wurts Collection consists of 12,000 prints, 3,000 glass negatives and 6,000 Flex negatives dating from the late 19th and mid 20th century. The collection was catalogued in the 1980s and again in the 1990s and, as part of a multi-year, grant funded project, the Museum has worked on bringing the data up to current standards and scanning all of the photographs over the past three years. The Photography intern will work with the Collections Specialist to continue cataloging and scanning the historical prints in the collection in preparation for uploading the records to the Museum's PastPerfect database and collections website. Interns must be currently enrolled in a graduate program. Hours of position are flexible, but must occur on Monday - Thursday; between 9:00am and 4:00pm. The dates of this internship assignment are January - May 2025, with a requirement of 15-20 hours per week.
Interns will be provided with a $3,000 stipend for their work on this project. We will also work with your graduate program to ensure you receive academic credit for your work, if possible.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities - Collaborate with Collections Specialist to re-catalogue, scan, and rehouse photographs from the Wurts Brothers Photography Collection:
- Undergo object handling training
- Undergo cataloging training and review
- Enter data into excel spreadsheets for bulk upload into the Museum's collections management database and collections website.
- Research the content and location of photographs, as needed.
- Other duties as assigned.
Quailfications and Requirements - Candidates must be enrolled in or recently graduated from a graduate program.
- Previous experience with museum collections preferred.
- Knowledge of proper archival and collections management techniques.
- Self-starter that can work independently.
- Be creative and a problem solver.
- Ability to work well in a team environment.
Our Commitment At the Museum, we pursue diversity and endeavor to create an inclusive and accessible environment for our staff, visitors, stakeholders, and Board members. We value diverse perspectives and believe the power of diversity enriches us all. Creating an inclusive environment is critical to every individual's work. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we encourage candidates from historically underrepresented groups to apply. NATIONAL BUILDING MUSEUM
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