Internships

Fort Walla Walla Museum offers internships in museum administration, collections management, event coordination, and museum operations. Currently seeking:

Collections Intern

The Collections Intern will work with museum staff to organize, clean, digitize, photograph, catalog, and label artifacts that will be housed in one of the museum’s collection repositories. The intern may also utilize archival and/or nonarchival materials to plan and/or prepare a display. Requested hours per week: 8-12 hours, unpaid.

POTENTIAL MAJORS:

Most majors may apply. Strong interest and career goals with museums, anthropology, cultural heritage, textiles, or archeology preferred.

Responsibilities: (The specific duties of this internship may include)

  • Processing of the collection, including physical arrangement (sorting, boxing, labeling)

  • Inventorying and describing of materials

  • Creating database records

  • Communicating with other collection interns and collection staff

  • Possibly assisting in planning and/or preparing for a related exhibit.

Qualifications/Skills:

  • Experience with database, information processing preferred

  • Photography skills, digital camera use

  • Strong writing, editing and research skills

  • Strong computer, communication, and organizational skills

  • Proficient in Microsoft Office

  • Junior/Senior classification with 3.0 GPA minimum

HOW TO APPLY:

Send a resume, a cover letter, and describe your availability (hours/schedule) to info@fwwm.org.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY POLICY

Fort Walla Walla Museum is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based on actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex, or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions, and lactation), gender identity or expression (including transgender or transitioning status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances.

Fort Walla Walla Museum is committed to providing our employees with a rewarding and enjoyable work experience. We are focused on building and maintaining strong local ties and providing the best possible service for our visitors and clients. If there are no job postings listed, we maintain resumes on file. Feel free to contact us at info@fwwm.org.