• Job Description

  Req#: 110137

  Job Details

  Job Location: Walters Art Museum - Baltimore, MD

  Position Type: Internship

  Salary Range: Undisclosed

  Description

  ABOUT THE WALTERS ART MUSEUM

  The Walters Art Museum is among America’s most distinctive museums, forging connections between people and art from cultures around the world and spanning seven millennia. Located in Baltimore’s Mount Vernon neighborhood, the Walters is free for all. The museum’s campus includes five historic buildings and 36,000 art objects.

  Today, the Walters serves Baltimore and Maryland by embracing its role as educator and storyteller, using the collection as a vehicle of knowledge and cultural expression to support learning, dialogue, and community engagement. The museum is committed to public education, offering essential programs that help people to connect art to their lives. The Walters Visitor Promise aligns staff and volunteers across the museum to preserve and share the works in our care for future generations, partner with communities, and create welcoming, accessible experiences for visitors. The museum offers challenging and creative work opportunities by promoting collaboration, teamwork, and a culture that celebrates the diversity and inclusion of all. In December 2020, the museum finalized a set of multiyear diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion (DEAI) goals in alignment with the museum’s Strategic Plan and grounded in the following commitments: expand the histories the museum examines and shares; partner with our communities; and center equity, inclusion, and accountability in our culture and decision-making.

  Overview of Role:

  The Conservation Intern is a member of the Conservation, Collections and Technical Research Department. Working closely with the Conservation Scientist, over the course of this ten-week internship, the Conservation Intern will work on two long-term projects in collaboration with the Conservation Scientist: first, to develop protocols for object sample naming, storage and documentation; second, to create a reference database to improve the identification of pigments and other artistic materials. The aim of this internship is to develop skills relevant to future employment in conservation science.

  The Conservation Intern is one of several interns in the Walters’ Summer Internship Program. Interns selected for this program will gain insight into museum work, broaden their understanding of the museum field, gain knowledge of and appreciation for the Walters’ historic collection, and receive mentorship and professional development from museum professionals while building peer-to-peer relationships with fellow interns.

  Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Collaborate on a long-term project to create a reference database to improve the identification of pigments and other artistic materials
  • Develop a protocol for object sample naming, storage, and documentation
  • Work with painting materials, prepare mock-ups for the reference database, and photograph samples
  • Train on the Hyperspectral Camera system under the supervision of the Conservation Scientist
  • Train on the digital imaging of objects and archival storage methods for object samples
  • Participate in public-facing aspects of conservation work including but not limited to developing content for social media and interacting with visitors to share about conservation work by staffing the Conservation Window at the Walters
  • Assist Conservation Scientist in the day-to-day work of objects-based research
  • Attend department and staff meetings as directed, engaging widely with Conservation, Collections and Technical Research Department Staff
  • Participate in an orientation to the museum and continuing professional development designed with emerging professionals in mind
  • All other duties as assigned

  Qualifications

  
  

  Qualifications:

  • Candidates must be 18 years or older and preferably actively registered at either a community college, university, or trade school or, may have recently graduated from a community college or university; Undergraduate and Graduate level applicants welcome, though preference given to undergraduate students
  • Preference given to students with previous lab experience and/or knowledge of basic safety laboratory safety protocols
  • Preference given to students with a demonstrated interested in STEAM careers (e.g., coursework or extracurricular activities)
  • Demonstrated ability to work accurately with attention to detail
  • Familiarity with Google Suite and Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook)
  • Strong oral and written communication skills
  • Demonstrated organization, administration, and collaboration skills
  • Customer service experience a plus
  • Desire to support diversity, equity, access, and inclusion (DEAI) in museum practice
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a team and to incorporate feedback into work
  • Priority given to students who are residents of Baltimore City or County or whose colleges or universities are in Baltimore City or County
  • Must be able to work on site at the museum 5 days/week
  • Regular work week is Monday through Friday

  Hourly Rate: $17

  All employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The museum does not sponsor work visas.

• About the company

  61611 The Walters Art Museum, located in Mount Vernon-Belvedere, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, is a public art museum founded and opened in 1934.

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