Registrar Graduate Intern (Spring-Summer 2027)
About The Position
The Registrar’s Office, within the Registration and Collections Management department, tracks the movement of objects in the MFA collection and artworks on loan to and from the Museum. The office manages packing, fine arts shipping, documentation, insurance, courier arrangements, and other logistics for loans. The graduate intern will assist with administration related to acquisitions, exhibitions, tours, and outgoing loans, working with the registrar staff under the supervision of the Associate Registrar for Loans and Acquisitions. The internship provides exposure to planning, communications, and workflows involved in museum loans, along with training in the collections management database. The intern will process new acquisitions and exhibition receipts, support exhibition administration, assist with a special project researching and cataloguing long-term loans, and complete related documentation and clerical work. The internship is onsite from January 22 through August 20, 2027, with a schedule of 15–20 hours per week during weekdays between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. The posting describes a weekly 20-hour schedule and requires orientation and specified Museum Pathways and Practices professional development sessions. The internship pays $19.95 per hour and includes a $90 monthly transportation subsidy, subject to tax withholdings. It is eligible for paid sick, vacation, and holiday time.
Requirements
- Be enrolled in a graduate program at an accredited institution for the entire internship period.
- Maintain a professional attitude and respect the confidentiality of work.
- Have accurate clerical and word-processing skills.
- Demonstrate keen attention to detail and excellent proofreading skills.
- Be able to work independently and collaboratively.
- Be able to work onsite 15–20 hours per week within 8 a.m.–5 p.m., Monday–Friday, from January 22 through August 20, 2027.
- Attend orientation on January 22, 2027, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and the required professional development sessions.
Nice To Haves
- Art History or Museum Studies concentration.
- Clerical, office, or library experience.
Responsibilities
- Register, catalogue, document, and record artwork on loan to and owned by the MFA in the collections management database.
- Enter data and maintain permanent exhibition and loan records, including documentation for lender, donor, and borrower records.
- Process new acquisitions and exhibition receipts.
- Assist with exhibition administration, including schedule planning, courier arrangements, and gallery supervision during exhibition installation and deinstallation.
- Assist the Associate Registrar with research and cataloguing of long-term loans to the MFA collections.
- Prepare accessioning documents and complete other assigned special and miscellaneous projects.
- Attend the required orientation and professional development sessions.
- Prepare and deliver a three-minute final synoptic presentation about the internship.
Benefits
- Paid sick time
- Paid vacation time
- Paid holiday time
- $90 per month transportation subsidy, subject to tax withholdings
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Intern
