Internships
Undergraduate Internships
Undergraduates in the Art Conservation program at the University of Delaware are encouraged to pursue summer and winter internships in order to cultivate a familiarity with the museum field. From the documentation and treatment of dresses from the early twentieth century to participating in the operation of an art gallery in Italy, our students have explored the endless avenues of opportunity that cultural, historic, and artistic institutions can provide to those eager to learn. Internships help students develop the valuable skills necessary to be responsible custodians of cultural heritage through their active participation in the care and preservation of material culture.Two internships are required to be taken for credit for the major. We recommend your first internship experience is ARTC 464, and with one of our faculty members on campus or at Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library.
Internal internship topics have included:
- Book conservation
- Ceramics conservation
- Glass conservation
- Metals conservation
- Objects conservation
- Organic objects conservation
- Natural history objects conservation
- Paintings conservation
- Paper conservation
- Photograph conservation
- Textile conservation
Internship obligations:
- At least 85 hours for 3 credits
- Complete a reflection journal/daybookReflection journal
- Write an internship summary or blogpost including photos and examples of documentation or work completed
Recent Student Internship Experiences
- Morrigan Kelley attended a workshop on log-building conservation in the Grand Tetons.
- Francine Mancuso interned with the Historical Odessa Foundation in Delaware studying conservation techniques and practices under the guidance of the institution's head conservator, Betty Fiske.
- Yulimar Luna Colon acted as a teaching assistant for the Photography Preservation Workshop in Puerto Rico alongside Debra Hess Norris.
Finding Internships
University of Delaware Art Conservation Department Internships Board
American Institute for Conservation Member Community Job Board
Emerging Conservation Professionals Network (Facebook page)
Handshake – University of Delaware job board
JobHQ, American Alliance of Museums
MuseWeekly - University of Delaware Museum Studies Program
USAJOBS – government jobs
You can also email your art conservation department advisor, the undergraduate art conservation director, and the CAS Internship Coordinator, Lois Stoehr for advice!
