ART MUSEUM ADMINISTRATION INTERNSHIP

Position Description: Curatorial, Inc. needs an intern to play a crucial role in the digitizing, cataloguing and conservation of a major photographic collection made by Britain's preeminent Modernist photographer active from 1907 to 1945.

E. O. Hoppé (1878-1972) was “the most famous photographer in the world in the 1920s” whose photographic archives were recently “excavated” from one of England’s oldest picture libraries where the works were interred in 1954. The collection contains the photographer's vintage negatives and various published books and articles both by and about Hoppé. His portrait subjects include the most famous literary figures of the Edwardian and Modern era both in Britain, Europe and the United States. Hoppé’s topographic views of London and Great Britain is one of the treasures of the collection and the subject of this internship. More information on the photographer can be found here: www.eohoppe.com

Managed by Curatorial, Inc., the Hoppé archive is in the process of conserving and digitizing the photographer’s negatives of the UK and the USA, Europe, India, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, and Central Africa among other countries for a retrospective book and exhibition. The images will also be used to create a major online archive of these extraordinary images from the first half of the twentieth century.

Interns will be trained by Curatorial staff to work on one or several of the following tasks:

• organize and perform conservation work on original Hoppé negatives
• digital capture and correction of images
• practice Photoshop techniques to create high resolution picture files for book and web publishing
• research on the already identified picture subjects to generate metadata descriptions of the picture content
• research museum contacts in CRM database

The internship will be structured as much as possible to suit the interests of each intern.

Company Description: Curatorial, Inc. is a museum services organization specializing in the creation and traveling of art exhibitions. Curatorial provides a wide array of museum and exhibition preparation services including curatorial research, exhibition design, international exhibition touring, publication design and publishing (both in print and electronic media), digital imaging, framing, crating and shipping services. Since 1987 Curatorial, Inc. and its sister nonprofit organization, Curatorial Exhibitions, has toured more than 700 contemporary and historical art exhibitions to major museums, university galleries and art centers worldwide.

Qualifications: Successful candidates should have a excellent communication and written English skills. Preference will be given to candidates with demonstrated ability in art history, photography, Photoshop, database management and online research capabilities.

Location: Curatorial, Inc. is located at 113 East Union Street, Pasadena, in the heart of Old Town Pasadena. We are close to public transit, and can offer free parking to interns.

Schedule/Pay: $16 per day is provided for expenses and parking costs are reimbursed. Minimum of 16 hours per week. Full-time welcome. Course credit is possible. Schedule may be arranged to suit individual needs but we would prefer interns to work two or more days per week. Curatorial, Inc. office hours are Monday - Friday, 9:00—5:00.

Work Remotely

• No

Job Types: Part-time, Internship

Pay: $16.00 per day

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

COVID-19 considerations:
Our updated protocols include:
-Hand sanitization and office disinfecting practices are mandatory when moving about work spaces.
-Enforcement of staggered and remote working schedules to reduce foot traffic within administrative and workshop spaces.

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Pasadena, CA 91103: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Work Location: One location