The Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission (PHMC), the state
history agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is once again
offering a selected number of paid summer internships to outstanding
students of color through its Minority Internship Program.

Six paid Minority Internships will be offered during Summer 2007: two
each at the Independence Seaport Museum and the Philadelphia Museum of
Art, both in Philadelphia; and two at PHMC, either at its Harrisburg
headquarters or one of its 25 field sites around the Commonwealth.
Internships are available in a variety of fields and professional areas,
ranging from marketing to curation, historic preservation to archival
practice, development to museum education. Interns serve for 12 weeks
and are paid $4000.

The Minority Student Internship Program is designed to introduce upper
level undergraduate and graduate students of color to careers in museums
and related fields. It represents a commitment by PHMC, as well as
collaborating institutions, to increase the participation of minorities
in the museum field; and recognizes that pre-professional experience in
museums and cultural institutions is key to achieving this goal.
Interns work closely with a staff mentor, who both guides the student on
specific projects and orients him or her to the broader context of the
work. We encourage students to earn academic credit for their
internships and work closely with faculty to ensure that their students
have an outstanding experience and adhere to all academic program
requirements.

A full description of the Program, including information about partner
institutions, internship specifications, and application materials, is
available at
http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/doh/internship/summer2007.asp#minority.
The application deadline is January 26, 2007.

The website noted above includes information about additional internship
opportunities at the Historical and Museum Commission, for which we
would also most welcome applications.

Linda Shopes
Historian and Internship Programs Manager
Bureau of Archives & History
Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission
350 North St.
Harrisburg, PA 17120-0090
717/772-3257 (phone)
717/787-4822 (fax)
lshopesstate.pa.us

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