Collections Registration Intern
Job Description
The Registration Department at the Peabody Essex Museum has an exciting opportunity to join the Collections Registration team as an intern. Collections Registrars oversee a wide range of activities surrounding the museum's collections including incoming acquisitions, collection information and digital asset management, outgoing loans from the collection, fine arts insurance, rights and reproductions, and other initiatives that support the care and management of the museum's collections.
The Collections Registration Intern will have a unique opportunity to learn about and gain experience working directly with the museum's diverse collections. This includes the processing of accessioned artwork; learning about collection documentation standards and working directly in the collection management database (MuseumPlus) and the digital asset management system (Piction); participating in collection inventories; and learning best practices in art handling.
Internship Qualifications: Students working towards a Museum Studies, Library Science, Art, Art History, or related degree are encouraged to apply. Interest in museum collections and registration work or a related field. Excellent attention to detail, strong organizational and interpersonal skills, and discretion when working with sensitive and confidential materials. Successful candidates must be adept at Microsoft Office and the Adobe Suite. Additional experience or knowledge of working with a museum collections database is a plus.
The Registration Department at the Peabody Essex Museum has an exciting opportunity to join the Collections Registration team as an intern. Collections Registrars oversee a wide range of activities surrounding the museum's collections including incoming acquisitions, collection information and digital asset management, outgoing loans from the collection, fine arts insurance, rights and reproductions, and other initiatives that support the care and management of the museum's collections.
The Collections Registration Intern will have a unique opportunity to learn about and gain experience working directly with the museum's diverse collections. This includes the processing of accessioned artwork; learning about collection documentation standards and working directly in the collection management database (MuseumPlus) and the digital asset management system (Piction); participating in collection inventories; and learning best practices in art handling.
Internship Qualifications: Students working towards a Museum Studies, Library Science, Art, Art History, or related degree are encouraged to apply. Interest in museum collections and registration work or a related field. Excellent attention to detail, strong organizational and interpersonal skills, and discretion when working with sensitive and confidential materials. Successful candidates must be adept at Microsoft Office and the Adobe Suite. Additional experience or knowledge of working with a museum collections database is a plus.
About Peabody Essex Museum
PEM boldly honors creativity as a nourishing force in people’s lives.
We offer thought-provoking experiences of the arts, humanities and sciences to activate understanding of our shared humanity and to empower imagination and learning through experimentation. We steward, build and make our collections accessible to encourage appreciation of the interconnected histories and creativity of people in our complex, always changing world.
As a museum that celebrates creativity to advance our shared humanity, we aspire to be an inclusive, equitable cultural organization that motivates, connects, and empowers people through inquiry, empathy, and dialogue. We strive to create and sustain a sense of belonging and to nurture our ability to build bridges.
We acknowledge that the role of global trade in PEM’s predecessor organizations warrants careful consideration. We commit to being aware and appreciative of differences in order to prevent overlooking, hurting, or excluding anyone. We will continue to work purposefully to remove barriers, whether physical, emotional, or social, so that PEM offers everyone welcoming spaces and experiences where they feel seen, heard, and treated with dignity and respect.
Everyone at PEM has a role to play in bringing this commitment to life. We will use this commitment statement as a guide in our ongoing work, which includes sharing the accomplishments, setbacks, and challenges of our DEIA journey.
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