Student Interns

Each semester the Nasher Museum of Art makes available a small number of undergraduate internships for course credit. ArtHist 116 provides a museum practicum at the Nasher Museum of Art in the context of art historical, ethical, philosophical, and economic issues related to the presentation of art in museums. Under the direction of the museum director, curators or other staff, the student will participate in museum-related projects or independent study, with the production of a document or publication as a culmination of the course. Meeting times at the Nasher will be arranged according to the student's schedule, but a commitment of 5-6 hours per week is expected. The course has limited enrollment and requires permission of the instructor after an interview. For more information please contact Anne Schroder, Curator of Academic Programs, Nasher Museum of Art, anne.schroder@duke.edu or 684-5203.

The Mary Duke Biddle Foundation Summer Internship Awards in Museum Studies were established in 1989 by the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University (formerly the Duke University Museum of Art) to encourage Duke undergraduate students with career interests in art history and museum work to pursue summer internships with major museums in the United States and abroad. The Award, usually between $2000-$3000, assists with living costs during the period of the internships. Students seek their own internships and then apply to the museum for funding. Three internship awards are planned each year: two awards of $3000 for summer internships at major museums, and one award of $2000 for a summer internship at the Nasher Museum. Undergraduate students interested in applying for this grant should submit a short resume, a cover letter outlining the description and goals of the museum internship as well as post-baccalaureate career plans, a statement of the firmness of the internship commitment from the art museum where the internship will take place, and a budget of planned expenses by April 15. Please submit in hard copy to Dr. Anne Schroder, Curator of Academic Programs, Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Box 90732, Durham, NC 27708. (No emailed applications, please.) Questions about the program may be directed to anne.schroder@duke.edu. Students will be notified by April 30 of the results.

The Graduate Fellowship in Curatorial Studies is a joint program between the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University and the Department of Art, Art History and Visual Studies to provide curatorial experiences to graduate students interested in museum careers. Although individual projects will vary, fellowship duties may consist of assisting the museum staff in the research, preparation, and organization of special exhibitions, research and preparation of publications and exhibitions of the permanent collection, and acquisitions research.

The Graduate Fellowship in Curatorial Studies is awarded to a Ph.D. student or candidate who is in residence at Duke University's Department of Art, Art History and Visual Studies. Although priority will be given to students in their second or third years, all students may apply. The graduate fellow will be expected to contribute at least ten hours per week to museum projects. Announcements for the fellowship are posted in the spring for the fellowship position available the following academic year. Interested students should contact the Director of Graduate Studies at the Art, Art History and Visual Studies Department with any questions. Applications must be accompanied by a curriculum vitae, a cover letter and a description of the student's area of expertise and interest in museum studies. Application materials should be submitted to the Director of Graduate Studies for the Ph.D. in Art History by April 15. The applications will be reviewed and evaluated by the Director of the Nasher Museum, the Chair of the Department of Art, Art History and Visual Studies, the Director of Graduate Studies for the Ph.D. Program in Art History, the Nasher Museum Senior Curator, and the Nasher Curator of Academic Programs. Students will be notified in early May of the results.