Fall 2008
None
Boston, MA
Apply by 09/19/2008

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  1. For remembering. If you applied for this internship and then promptly lost the contact info, you can still find it here.
  2. For posterity. Say you're looking for a summer internship, but they haven't been posted yet. You're patient, but you still want an idea of what different companies offer. You can see the postings from past years to get an idea.
  3. For kicks. Maybe we like it this way. :-)

The Department of Art of Asia, Oceania, and Africa studies, interprets, maintains, and manages a large collection of art from many countries and regions including China, Japan, Korea, India, Iran, Turkey, Southeast Asia, Africa and Oceania. The staff members of the department organize special exhibitions and temporary exhibitions in the permanent galleries, research the collections, enter information into the museum’s database system, and coordinate loans to other institutions.

The Chinese branch of the Art of Asia, Oceania, and Africa (AAOA) seeks an intern to join its team of three curatorial staff. The intern's primary responsibility will be to support curatorial staff in a major ongoing project to comprehensively document the Chinese collection. Duties will include the entry of data into the museum's database, tidying and administration of our ever-growing files, generation of annotated bibliographies, and photocopying.

It is expected that the intern will be able to give at least ten hours of his/her time per week with a minimum commitment of 100 hours.

Some Specifics

Department: Art of Asia Oceania and Africa
Time Commitment: 10 hours hours/week
Approximate Dates: October 2008 to May 2009

Internship Requirements

Qualifications:

  • Background in the study of Chinese history, literature, or culture; art history background and Chinese language
  • Detail-oriented, as the duties of the intern often require a very close attention to minute details
  • Familiarity with scholarly research techniques

    application information

    Application Instructions

    E-mail is the preferred method of applying, with all attachments in Microsoft Word format only. Applications may be e-mailed directly to Herbert Jones in the Office of Volunteer and Community Programs (hjones@mfa.org).

    To apply for an internship, the following documents are required:

    1. A statement-of-purpose cover letter clearly stating:

    the internship for which you are applying

    your academic and career goals

    your personal interests

    the skills you could bring to an MFA internship

    2. A resume or CV (also in MS Word)

    3. One letter of recommendation (also in MS Word) from an academic instructor or advisor, or from a current/recent employer. This recommendation may be submitted with the cover letter and resume, or may be e-mailed directly to hjones@mfa.org. All recommendations, whether sent by you or someone else, must include your full name in the subject heading of the e-mail.

    Application Deadline - 09/19/2008

    contact information

    Employer Contact: Herbert Jones, Volunteer & Intern Programs Coordinator
    Contact Phone: 617.369.3040