Intern - Paid
About The Position
Under the guidance of the Registration & Collections team, the intern will develop skills in museum documentation, collections research, and digital recordkeeping while gaining exposure to the various functions of Registration. The internship provides hands-on experience supporting collections documentation, inventory and cataloguing, incoming and outgoing loans, and exhibitions. The Registration Department creates and maintains the official records for all objects in LACMA’s collection or on loan to the museum. The internship is based at LACMA’s main campus, with the possibility of partial remote work. Participants should anticipate occasional travel to local storage facilities throughout Los Angeles County. This is a 17-week paid internship, approximately 16 hours per week at $18.47 per hour. The anticipated start date is January 18, 2027.
Requirements
- Be currently enrolled in an academic program or have graduated within the past year.
- Have completed coursework in museum studies, art history, art, anthropology, archaeology, history, or library science.
- Submit a resume and cover letter.
Responsibilities
- Gain exposure to exhibition-related tasks, including preparing installation and deinstallation documents, gallery inventory, and archiving past exhibition files.
- Learn how acquisition records and supporting documentation are organized, maintained, and archived across physical and digital systems.
- Learn introductory data entry and record extraction using collections management software (TMS), Adobe, Google Suite, and Microsoft systems.
- Learn professional museum practices by observing and working alongside staff, and gain insight into how exhibition and collections information is documented, maintained, and accessed.
Benefits
- Paid internship at $18.47 per hour.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
No Education Listed
