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About the Role

The Morgan Library & Museum's Academic Year Internship program offers an introduction to museum and special collections library careers. Interns work with departmental staff on relevant topics and participate in professional development activities. The program particularly seeks candidates with diverse experiences and perspectives.

Responsibilities

• Assist with collection management processes, including physical survey, item identification, and inventory validation.
• Reorganize collection segments to facilitate secure and efficient transfer.
• Update and reconcile electronic records in the collection management system for location accuracy.
• Learn museum asset management software.
• Provide research support.
• Liaise with other departments for exhibition-related work.

Requirements

• Current enrollment as an undergraduate or graduate student.
• Eligibility to work in the United States; international candidates must be eligible to participate in a paid internship program in the United States.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• A cover letter describing your interest in the internship, the museum or library field, and your future aspirations.
• Your resume.
• Any other information you would like to provide regarding your candidacy.
• The names and contact information of two references.

Skills

• Collection management
• Museum asset management software
• Research support
• Verbal communication
• Written communication

Location

• New York City
• On-site

Work Type

• Internship
• Part-time

Experience Level

• Student

Education Level

• Undergraduate student
• Graduate student

Salary/Compensations

• $19 per hour

About the Company

• A museum and independent research library located in the heart of New York City, the Morgan Library & Museum began as the personal library of financier, collector, and cultural benefactor Pierpont Morgan.
• The Morgan offers visitors close encounters with great works of human accomplishment in a setting treasured for its intimate scale and historic significance.
• Its collection of manuscripts, rare books, music, drawings, and works of art comprise a unique and dynamic record of civilization, as well as an incomparable repository of ideas and of the creative process from 4000 BC to the present.
• Support for the Morgan Library & Museum Academic Year Internship Program is provided by the Themis Brown Endowment Fund.

Equal Opportunity

• The Morgan is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to complying with all federal, state, and local equal employment opportunity laws.
• The Morgan provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military or veteran status, domestic violence victim status or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws.