Prints, Drawings & Photographs Intern
The Baltimore Museum of Art
Internship Responsibilities
The BMA’s Prints, Drawings & Photographs Department is seeking a Spring Intern to conduct checklist research for an upcoming exhibition, centered around the history of letter writing. The exhibition, which is the first major exhibition to explore the epistolary genre as both a visual art form and political tool, is scheduled to be on view at the BMA in the Fall of 2027 and will be accompanied by a multi-author catalog.
The Intern will assist with checklist development and drafting loan requests for works in a variety of media, including works on paper, time-based media, painting, sculpture, textiles, furniture, and decorative arts.
The Intern will conduct research to locate alternate versions/available loans for specific objects and artists, gather historical background material on artists, objects, and historical manufacturing processes, request research images, and procure translations of specific texts or archival documents.
Responsibilities
- Maintain checklists and track loan request statuses through established database systems
- Conduct research (text, images, archives, etc.)
- Procure translations
Qualifications
Applicants must meet one of the following criteria:
- Currently enrolled in an accredited Graduate Program
- Recent graduate from an accredited program (within 5 years)
- PhD candidate
Please note that if an Internship has a specific education requirement, that will be clearly indicated in the description.
Preferred Skills
- Organizational skills
- Writing/Communication skills
- Experience working in a database (TMS, Airtable, etc.)
- Demonstrated research experience
- Additional foreign language(s) a plus
How To Apply
Materials may be sent via the following options (please only choose one submission option):
- You may upload and submit your documents through the following form: https://form.jotform.com/222776153016049
- You may send your documents to the following e-mail address: internships@artbma.org (please indicate the position or positions you are applying for in the subject line).
Additional Information
The application review process will begin after the application deadline has closed. Applicants selected for an interview will be notified in the weeks following that date. All applicants will be notified when a position has been filled.
Any additional questions may be sent to internships@artbma.org. Please, no phone calls.
The Baltimore Museum of Art
Internship Overview
Interns will work 12 hours per week, 2-3 days per week, for 10 weeks.
This position may work onsite, fully remotely, or on a hybrid schedule.
Selected candidates will be expected to work from March 24-May 30, 2025. If you require a specific number of hours or are planning to do this Internship for credit, please state your hourly requirements in your cover letter.
A unique schedule will be created with each selected candidate based on their availability.
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