Internships at City Parks Foundation Monuments Conservation Program

Monuments Conservation Internships
Summer 1999

The City Parks Foundation Monuments Conservation Program and New
York City Parks & Recreation, Art & Antiquities, seek qualified
candidates for the Summer 1999 Field Season (May through September,
dates flexible).

These paid internships will include sculpture conservation training,
hands-on monuments restoration and maintenance, photo-documentation,
condition assessments, reporting on findings and related activities.
Participants will gain experience in procedures ranging from bronze
corrosion removal, cleaning and patination to stone cleaning and
masonry repair.

The City Parks Foundation Monuments Conservation Program conserves
and maintains public works of art citywide.  Program participants
will gain a knowledge of the breadth of the public sculpture
collection, its history and conservation needs.

Candidates with a background in objects conservation, sculpture, and
historic preservation preferred.

Please send cover letter and resume ASAP to:

    Mr. Jonathan Kuhn
    Director of Art & Antiquities
    NYC Parks & Recreation
    The Arsenal, Central Park
    New York, NY 10021

For further information please call 212-360-8180.

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