Internship at Canterbury Shaker Village

Summer Internships at Canterbury Shaker Village

Canterbury Shaker Village, a National Historic Landmark located in
central New Hampshire, is seeking two interns for a three-month
summer storage reorganization project beginning in June, 1997.  The
interns will work under the direction of the Chief Curator and a
nationally-known decorative arts conservator.  The project will
involve documenting the locations of objects, many of which remain
where they were left by the Shakers, careful surface cleaning,
selection of appropriate object housing, and re-location of objects
into the newly-improved storage areas.  The internships will provide
an excellent opportunity to gain collections care experience within
a real-world historic site museum, as well as to be involved with
nationally significant cultural artifacts.

Canterbury Shaker Village consists of twenty-five original historic
buildings, dating from 1792-1939,  situated on a rolling hilltop
surrounded by 694 acres of fields, woodlots and ponds.  The Village
provides an ideal summer location that is only minutes away from
lakes and trails, and only an hour from the White Mountains and from
the sites and entertainment of Portsmouth, NH. Housing will be
provided in an historic building at the Village, along with a
stipend of up to $3,000.

Applicants should be well-organized, able to work independently, and
possess excellent dexterity.  Training or experience with
collections conservation and storage reorganization is desired.
Preference will be given to students or alumni of recognized
graduate conservation training programs.  By May 9, please send a
letter of interest, along with a copy of your resume, to:

    Chief Curator
    Canterbury Shaker Village
    288 Shaker Road
    Canterbury, NH 03224
    603-783-9511
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