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Barnes Foundation · 1 month ago

Summer Intern: Collections and Exhibitions Registration

positionPhiladelphia, PA
timeInternship
remoteOnsite
seniorityIntern
money$15/hr - $18/hr

Barnes Foundation is offering a summer internship in Collections and Exhibitions Registration. The role involves assisting with record keeping for art and artifacts, managing collection data, and supporting exhibition planning.

Education
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Responsibilities

Registration is responsible for record keeping for all art and artifacts in the Barnes collection and those on loan to the Foundation and Calder Gardens for exhibitions
This includes facilitating and tracking the movement of objects, loan correspondence, agreements, insurance, exhibition planning, maintaining and updating digital and paper files
Help inventory collection items in all Barnes locations
Help manage records for collection and loan objects
Enter data into the collections management database
Assist with creating exhibition-related documentation
Attend exhibition meetings or observe in-gallery work

Qualification

Data entryRecord keepingCommunication in EnglishCollaborationProblem-solving

Required

Eligible interns are either an undergraduate or graduate student, or recent graduate
Criminal Background-National clearance
Ability to occasionally transport up to 25 lbs. of files, equipment or supplies
Ability to move to access files, equipment or supplies
This position requires extended time on the computer
Clearly communicate in person, by phone, and by video conference
Communicate with others in conversational and written English
Position operates in the foundation's buildings and on the foundation's grounds at the Philadelphia campus
A complete application requires a cover letter, resume, and letter of recommendation

Preferred

Preference is given to graduate students

Company

Barnes Foundation

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The Barnes Foundation was established by Albert C.
dateFounded in 1922
location
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
people-size51-200 employees
web-link
http://www.barnesfoundation.org

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage

Leadership Team

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Steven Brady
Chief Technology Officer

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