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Zimmermann Decorative Arts Internship for College Students from Communities Historically Underrepresented in the Museum Field

New-York Historical is pleased to continue an internship funded by the Marie Zimmermann Foundation to undergraduate students and recent college graduates not yet enrolled in a master's program from communities historically underrepresented in the museum field interested in learning about the research and study of American decorative arts and material culture and experiencing the day-to-day activities of a large history museum. Zimmermann interns will participate in the hands-on examination and cataloging of collection objects, conduct detailed design, technology, and social history research for new acquisitions and artifacts earmarked for inclusion in upcoming exhibitions, compose blogs related to collection objects and their experiences working with such material, and assist curators in artifact-based presentations. Interns will also participate in the museum’s program of expanding the collection to reflect the diversity of the city and nation today, and assist curators in locating and acquiring evocative artifacts. Research will be conducted both on-site, in New-York Historical’s preeminent Patricia D. Klingenstein Library, and at other libraries across New York City. Interns will work under the close supervision of the Curator of Decorative Arts and Special Exhibitions and interact with other members of the museum’s curatorial and collections management teams.