The Minneapolis Institute of Arts offers many volunteer internships for individuals considering or pursuing careers in museum work. All candidates with skills, interests, or experiences relevant to museum work are eligible. My internship is unique in that it has given me the opportunity to explore firsthand, a career field that I am interested in. I have a lot of responsibilities here that I wouldn't have elsewhere, such as making important decisions about the reinstallation of the African Art Gallery. In addition to learning from and working with the very knowledgeable staff, I get to handle objects, and write label text that will eventually be read by the public.
Intern positions are typically project-oriented within a specific department.
Students often arrange academic credit for their experience through their college or university. The availability of internships is determined by the needs of individual departments throughout the year, within the limitations of staff and space availability, exhibition schedules and the varying potential for challenging intern projects. Candidates may consider internships in several areas of the museum, including the Curatorial, Education, Marketing and Communications, and Development Divisions. Interns are placed three times each year.