Background
Founded in 1976 by Columbia College Chicago as the successor to the Chicago Center for Contemporary Photography, the Museum of Contemporary Photography (MoCP) began collecting in the early 1980s and has since grown its collection to include over 17,000 objects by over 1,800 artists.
The MoCP is a world premier college art museum dedicated to photography. As an international hub, we generate ideas and provoke dialogue among students, artists and diverse communities through groundbreaking exhibitions and programming. Our mission is to cultivate a deeper understanding of the artistic, cultural and political roles of photography in our world today.
Details
INTERNS MUST BE AVAILABLE FOR THE DURATION OF THE PROGRAM.
Responsibilities
The Museum Collections Intern will assist with:
The care and documentation of the collection, including inventorying, photographing, condition reporting, and re-housing of works
Physically moving and packing/unpacking of works
Becoming knowledgeable of and implementing safe preventative conservation care for collection works.
Administrative tasks, such as filing paperwork, database entry, and clean up (updating locations, etc.)
Work at off-site storage will be required and will include bending, lifting, and standing for extended periods.
The Museum Collections Intern works closely with the Collections Manager & Registrar of the Museum of Contemporary Photography to conduct a full inventory and reorganization of the Museum of Contemporary Photography's offsite storage facility, which holds over 1300 of our collection pieces. The intern will be involved in all process steps, including inventory, condition checks, digitization, re-housing, and updating metadata in our collection database.
Museum Collections Intern
Overview
Requirements, Skills, and Qualifications
The Museum Collections Intern should be:
Highly organized and detail-oriented
An excellent communicator
Able to take direction and feedback well
Capable of working both independently and on a team
A strong problem solver and critical thinker
Interested in a career in museums, especially collections management
Previous experience with digital photography and Adobe products, such as Photoshop and Acrobat, a plus.
Compensation
$20.00 per hour
INTERNS WILL WORK 28 HOURS PER WEEK AND ATTEND A MANDATORY OFFSITE PROGRAM DAY ONE DAY PER WEEK WITH THEIR COHORT.
Internship Period: June 4 – August 7
Total Weeks: 9 weeks
Work Hours per Week: 28
Total Hours: 252
Workdays: 4 days per week, 9AM–5PM
PROGRAM DAY:
On Fridays, interns will attend an offsite program day with their cohort.
These hours are separate from the internship hours.
Eligibility
To be eligible for Arts Intern 2025, you must be pursuing a bachelor’s degree and:
Currently enrolled as a full-time rising junior (a current sophomore)
– or –Currently enrolled as a full-time junior – or –
Currently enrolled as a full-time senior graduating by fall 2025.
You must either reside or attend college in New York City.
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