Collections Management Intern

Are you looking for a versatile and challenging (graduation) internship in collection management? Do you see a clear future in management and preservation and/or collection registration and would you like to focus your graduation research on this? Are teamwork, ambition, and creativity your strengths? And would you like to gain practical experience alongside your graduation research? Then seize your opportunity with this challenging internship in an ambitious museum.   

Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar is strongly embedded in the city and region, with a high-quality collection and exhibitions of (inter)national significance. With three program lines - old masters of the 16th and 17th centuries, early 20th-century art around the Bergen School and contemporary and cultural-historical themes - we offer a multifaceted selection and aim to inspire and connect a broad and diverse audience with art, culture and history. The museum is currently working hard on expansion plans that will allow it to strengthen its name as the art museum of North Holland North. 

The Program and Collection Department is responsible for the museum's substantive impact and consists of eight employees, interns and one volunteer, divided between collection (management), education and participation, curators and project management presentations.  

For this department, the museum is looking for a 

Intern Collection Management  
for 24-32 hours per week 

What will you do? 

• You will participate in all activities related to management and preservation, depot management, collection registration, and loan traffic. We will coordinate among ourselves which activities fit within your future vision. 

• You will be given the time and space, if necessary, to shape and carry out a possible graduation research project. You can make use of our expertise and network within the museum world.  

• You can gain work experience within a team with a lot of experience and ambition. 

What do you bring? 

• We are curious about who you are and what your ambitions and future plans are. 

• You are social, like to take initiative, and can work well independently and as part of a team. 

• You don't get flustered if things don't go as planned or agreed upon, so you can adapt well and are flexible 

• You see your future in collection management and would like to learn more about it. 

What do we offer you? 

• A cozy internship position where you can develop your ambitions 

• An internship allowance of €550 gross per month (based on 36 hours) 

• 201.6 hours of leave per year (based on 36 hours) 

• Travel expenses reimbursement in accordance with the Stedelijk Museum Alkmaar regulations, if you do not have a student travel product. 

• Discounts in the museum store and museum café.  

• The internship period is for a minimum of three months. The start and end dates will be determined in consultation.  

Want to know more?  

Mail to Ellis van Leunen, Senior Collections Officerellis@museumalkmaar.nl).  

Apply?  

Are you the intern we are looking for? If so, please send your CV and a short cover letter by May 1st to ellis@museumalkmaar.nl.  

We believe that diversity makes us stronger and better together and stand for equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of what you believe in, how old you are, where you are from or who you fall for. We welcome applications from people who are currently underrepresented in our organization.  

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