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Collections Summer Intern (Full-time, 40/hours a week over 12 weeks at $15 per hour)

Current enrollment in an undergraduate or graduate degree in art history, history, library science, museum studies or related field is required. Preference will be given to candidates with collections management and/or registration experience. 

Overview

Massillon Museum is a cultural hub where art and history come together. Having completed an expansion of its facility in 2018, MassMu now operates a 48,421-square-foot building that occupies an entire downtown city block in the heart of Massillon, Ohio. Governed by a board of directors and funded in large part by a municipal property tax levy, Massillon Museum maintains free admission, is open six days a week, and places emphasis on Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion (DEAI), and offers a diverse mix of educational programming and rotation of exhibitions. The permanent collections of both Massillon Museum and the Paul Brown Museum hold more than 30,000 artifacts and artworks along with over one million individual archival documents, negatives, photographs, and other ephemera. A dynamic staff consisting of nineteen part-time and full-time positions operate the museum alongside several contractors.

Position Summary

The Collections Intern will work with the Collections Team to inventory the permanent collection and migrate recordkeeping to a digital format. The intern would digitize accession records into MassMu’s database and complete physical inventories of artifacts in collections storage. Inventory is an important element of the Museum’s Collections Management Policy implemented to verify the accuracy of records, discourage theft, and detect problems with the storage facility before they become emergent. Creating an updated digital database creates a searchable format allowing faster and more accurate research and increases data security through a digital backup of accession records. The inventory is also a requirement of the Massillon Museum’s commitment to uphold NAGPRA (Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act) and begin reconciliation with Indigenous communities represented in our collection. This position reports to the Collections Manager and Registrar.

Responsibilities

The Collections Intern assists and supports the duties and objectives relevant to the completion of the collections inventory, which include:

·       Digitizing physical accession records into a digital database;

·       Completing inventories of physical artifacts;

·       Assisting with rehousing artifacts;

·       Photographing artifacts;

·       Assessing and recording the condition of artifacts.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have:

·       The ability to work independently and be self-motivated;

·       The ability to collaborate and function as a member of a team;

·       A working knowledge and interest in collections management best practices and industry standards;

·       A working knowledge of artifact care and handling procedures;

·       Be familiar with collections management databases (preferably PastPerfect Online) 

Education and Experience

Current enrollment in an undergraduate or graduate degree in art history, history, library science, museum studies or related field is required. Preference will be given to candidates with collections management and/or registration experience. 

Salary: $15/hour, 40 hours a week, 12 weeks

Benefits:

• Simple IRA Retirement Savings Plan
• Accrued PTO from start date
• Two Paid Holidays (Memorial Day, Fourth of July)

Interested applicants should submit a cover letter and resume to the attention of Chiara Power, Collections Manager and Registrar at cpower@massillonmuseum.org, no later than 5:00pm on Wednesday, March 11, 2026.