Busch-Reisinger Museum, Harvard University Art Museums
Cambridge, Mass., USA

Curatorial Internship, 2005-2007

(Readvertisement with new deadline of 31 December 2004. Those who have already
applied need not re-submit.)

The Busch-Reisinger Museum invites applications for the 22-month Michalke
Curatorial Internship, to begin in September 2005. Applicants must hold
citizenship in an EU or other European country, and have a demonstrated
interest in the art of German-speaking Europe, the primary focus of the
Busch-Reisinger Museum. Candidates should possess at least an MA in art
history or related discipline, as well as good English language abilities.

The Busch-Reisinger Museum at Harvard University is devoted to promoting the
critical understanding and informed enjoyment of the arts of the
German-speaking countries and related cultures of Northern and Central Europe.
Founded in 1903, it is the only such institution in the Western hemisphere.
The Museum's greatest strengths lie in German modernism from 1880 to the
present, with outstanding holdings of German expressionism, Vienna Secession
art, and 1920s constructivism and Bauhaus works. The Museum also has important
collections of late medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque sculpture,
sixteenth-century painting, eighteenth-century porcelain, and art since 1945,
which has been a particular focus for acquisitions in recent years. Since
1991, the Museum has been housed primarily in Werner Otto Hall, designed by
the distinguished New York architectural firm Gwathmey Siegel & Associates
and
containing galleries for the permanent collection and temporary exhibitions, a
public study room, and curatorial offices.

The Harvard University Art Museums, of which the Busch-Reisinger Museum forms
an integral part, house collections of Western, Asian, Islamic and Ancient art
that rank with the best in the world. With the Straus Center for Conservation,
they are a major center for teaching and research. The Michalke Curatorial
Intern will work with both Peter Nisbet (Daimler-Benz Curator of the
Busch-Reisinger Museum) and Laura Muir (Charles C. Cunningham Sr. Assistant
Curator of the Busch-Reisinger Museum), share fully in the range of curatorial
activities, attend a weekly seminar with other curatorial and conservation
interns on museum issues, and undertake an independent collections-related
project. The stipend is $2,200 per month, plus health and other benefits. More
information on the Busch-Reisinger Museum and the internship programme of the
Harvard University Art Museums may be found at www.artmuseums.harvard.edu.

Please send letter of application, c.v., transcript, writing sample and 3
letters of recommendation by 31 December 2004 to: Director of Human Resources,
Harvard University Art Museums, 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.