Museum Collections Volunteer/Intern
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Interested in a career in museums, but do not want to lead tours and programs? Try interning/volunteering with CHM’s Collections Department. Collections staff oversee the archaeology, anthropology, art, history, and natural history collections with thousands of objects and artwork spread across all CHM sites. An internship in the department would provide invaluable hands-on experience for those more interested in the behind-the-scenes happenings of a museum where staff teaches interns how to properly handle, preserve, inventory, and clean collection items. Previous internship projects include digitizing the art collection, inventorying the natural history collection, relocating a collection to a different building, artist and object research, and database entry. No museum experience needed; staff will gladly teach and train.Collections Interns should be able to commit to at least 25 hours during a semester.
About Culture and Heritage Museums
The Culture & Heritage Museums is a family of museums in York County, SC, which includes Historic Brattonsville, the McCelvey Center, the Museum of York County and the Main Street Children's Museum in Old Town Rock Hill.Historic Brattonsville presents the history of the Scots-Irish and African-Americans in the South Carolina upcountry largely through preserving and interpreting the story of the Bratton community from the 1760s to the late 19th century. Experience living history, including the African American story, at this 775-acre Revolutionary War site. Explore the Bratton Plantation, owned and lived on by three generations of the Bratton family.Explore the Carolina Piedmont and its connections to the world at the Museum of York County! Our Naturalist Center has more than 2000 specimens to guide your learning adventures. We have a state of the art digital planetarium. We offer award-winning exhibitions and programs on a variety of natural history topics.
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