Internship at Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

Outdoor Sculpture Internship
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

Each summer the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Conservation
Department implements a maintenance program for the outdoor
sculpture collection.  For summer 2011, the museum is offering
several paid internship positions, available to students entered in
art conservation or college level art programs.  The technical
positions last twelve consecutive 40-hour weeks, from June 6 -
August 26, 2011.

The Hirshhorn Museum is located in Washington D.C. on the National
Mall and has more than seventy sculptures situated throughout its
sculpture garden and plaza areas.  The objects, which range in size
from three to more than sixty feet in height, are made from a
variety of materials including stone, bronze, iron, aluminum, and
steel.

The outdoor sculptures receive annual maintenance conservation
treatments including washing, the application of protective surface
coatings, repainting, and structural repairs. The work is performed
mostly outdoors, with some work being conducted on the indoor
sculptures as required. Please note that the outdoor work is
strenuous, and done in a summer climate that is hot and humid.

Interns will receive stipends in the amount of $3,900 for twelve
consecutive 40-hour weeks.

Applications must be completed online at

    <URL:https://solaa.si.edu>

Deadline:  March 13, 2011.

Any questions about the internship should be directed to:

    Gwynne Ryan
    Sculpture Conservator
    202-633-2728
    ryangw<-a t->si< . >edu


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