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2007-2008 Hood Museum of Art interns, left to right: Craig Lee, Special Project, Mellon Special Project Intern; Virginia Deaton, Curatorial, The Homma Family Intern; Ben O'Donnell, Curatorial and part-time Coin, Class of 1954 Intern; Melissa Fan, Interpretation and Programming, Levinson Student Intern; Marissa Slany, Interpretation and Programming, The Kathryn and Caroline Conroy Intern.
Former interns gather together on the occasion of the Hood's exhibition Marks of Distinction: Two Hundred Years of American Drawing and Watercolors from the Hood Museum of Art, when it was on view at the National Academy Museum in New York.
Each year, the Hood Museum of Art offers internships to Dartmouth students entering their senior year. Students from all majors and backgrounds are encouraged to apply for this fabulous professional and educational experience. Internships are available in the following areas:
These internships are designed to give an overview of the work of the museum and interns meet as a group with staff members over the course of the year to learn more about the museum profession as a whole. In addition, most interns organize Space for Dialogue installations that involve selecting and researching objects from the museum's collections, writing labels and a brochure, and giving a public gallery talk.
Hood senior internships require a commitment of ten hours per week during the fall, winter, and spring terms and offer a stipend. Applications consisting of a letter of intent and a resume are due at the beginning of the fall term, and hired interns begin work in mid-October. Applications should be sent to: Hood Internships, Hinman Box 6034, Hanover, NH 03755. Seniors who are doing a thesis are strongly discouraged from applying for these internships due to the significant time commitment that each entails. Junior art history majors who intend to complete a thesis during their senior year may apply. If you have questions about the internships, feel free to call the museum at (603) 646-2808 and ask to speak with either Kristin Garcia or Lesley Wellman.
Click here for a PDF file featuring additional information about the program, quotes from former interns about their experiences, and current careers in the arts held by former interns.
The Hood Museum of Art thanks the generous alumni and parents who have given endowments that fund many of the museum's senior internships: the Class of 1954 Internship, the Homma Family Internship, the Kathryn and Caroline Conroy Internship, the Levinson Internship, and the Mellon Special Project Internship.
