Seasonal Internships (7) - Holland Museum (3/31/2023)

3/13/2023

The Holland Museum is accepting applications for a variety of seasonal internships. Click on the link for each title to read full description and application information. 

Compensation: 
A $1000 stipend will be paid upon successful completion of the internship. Housing is not included as part of this internship. High school/college credit may be available dependent on school requirements. 

Collections Intern
Department: Collections
Reports to: Registrar

Basic Purpose
Responsible for supporting the digitization of the Holland Museum archives and collection, including the preparation of object documentation and photographs and the transfer of all collection data into an online database. 

Communications Intern
Department: Communications
Reports to: Development and Communication Associate Director

Basic Purpose
Responsible for supporting the development and marketing at the Holland Museum, the Communications intern will learn best practices of each role. The intern will research potential grant opportunities, work to expand our membership base, send weekly e-newsletter communications, and be responsible for curating and managing the Museum’s social media.This is a unique opportunity for an intern to get hands on experience working in fundraising and marketing for nonprofits. 

Education Intern
Department: Education
Reports to: Education and Volunteer Coordinator

Basic Purpose
The Holland Museum shares the stories behind the historic objects in our collection and encourages our visitors to make personal connections with the people and places of the past. This position will support that goal by working with staff to create educational support materials for schools and programs. 

Exhibits Intern
Department: Education
Reports to: Exhibits Coordinator

Basic Purpose
To conduct research for future exhibits at the Holland Museum, assist Exhibits Coordinator in developing new ways to exhibit our collection, and help with the installation of the summer exhibition. 

Interpretive Specialist (Intern)
Department: Education
Reports to: Education and Community Programs Manager

Basic Purpose
The Holland Museum shares the stories behind the historic objects in our collection and encourages our visitors to make personal connections with the people and places of the past. This position will support that goal through skilled historic interpretation and daily positive interaction with visitors. This position will also contribute to the museum’s knowledge of the past through historic research and the development of new interpretive tours, programs, and displays in the Holland Museum galleries, Cappon House, and Settlers House sites.

STEAM Learning Assistant Intern
Department: Education
Reports to: Education and Volunteer Coordinator

Basic Purpose
Working primarily in the Holland Museum’s Spark!Lab Smithsonian Education Lab, this position will engage visitors in completing hands-on design challenges by encouraging them to invent and build their own solutions. STEAM Learning Assistants will also work closely with museum staff on outreach and programming opportunities throughout the summer. 
Youth and Engagement Intern
Department: Education
Reports to: Education and Volunteer Coordinator

Basic Purpose
At the Holland Museum, we strive to connect with our community outside and well as inside the museum. This position will support the museum’s community outreach initiatives through developing children’s educational programs and activity kits for the offsite Meet Up and Eat Up summer meal program, conducting community walking tours, and representing the Holland Museum at other public outreach events.