Internship401 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20001Posted 22 hours ago$20 / Hour
Website National Building Museum
Summary
The National Building Museum is currently seeking two graduate-level interns to help organize, catalog, scan, and rehouse photographs from the Robert C. Lautman Photography Collection. The Lautman Collection consists of 77,000 prints, negatives, transparencies, and slides as well as books, magazines, cameras, and other ephemera related to Lautman’s practice as an architectural photographer. The Museum received the collection in 2006 and promptly organized, inventoried, and rehoused half of the photographic materials. The second half of the collection was recently inventoried and is now being brought up to standard as part of a multi-year, grant-funded project. Alongside the Assistant Registrar & Collections Specialist, Photographs interns will continue cataloging and scanning this collection in preparation for uploading the records to the Museum’s collections management database.
Duties And Responsibilities
Undergo training in cataloging and data standards, object handling, digitization, and box-making and rehousing.Catalog, scan, and rehouse photographs from the Robert C. Lautman Photography Collection.Enter data into excel spreadsheets for bulk upload into the Museum’s collections management database and collections website.Digitize collections using flatbed scanner, lightboard, and digital camera.Research the content and location of photographs, as needed.Other duties as assigned.
Key Details
Compensation: $20/hour
Duration: 400 hours (starts January 18, 2027)
Schedule: PT (2–3 days/week)
Deadline: October 18, 2026
Eligibility
Qualifications
Candidates must be enrolled in or recently graduated from a graduate program.Previous experience with museum collections preferred.Knowledge of proper archival and collections management techniques.Self-starter that can work independently.Be creative and a problem solverAbility to work well in a team environment
About
The National Building Museum inspires curiosity about the world we design and build.
We are a private non-profit institution that transforms understanding of the history and impact of architecture, engineering, landscape architecture, and design. The National Building Museum educates, entertains, and engages people about the built environment and challenges them to advocate for a sustainable and equitable future.
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