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Dennos Museum Internship

Inuit Art Curatorial Internship at the Dennos Museum Center  

Traverse City, Michigan

Summer 2025

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 Photo courtesy of the Dennos Museum Center 

The Dennos Museum Center at Northwestern Michigan College is a premier cultural facility in northern Michigan offering a dynamic array of exhibitions and programs in the visual arts, sciences, and performing arts.The Museum's signature collection is Inuit art of the Canadian Arctic, one of the largest and most historically complete collections of distinctive sculptures and prints in the United States. 

Responsibilities 

  • Conduct Inuit collection research and update database records accordingly 

  • Inventory and photograph Inuit holdings for database and website use 

  • Work closely with the Registrar to process incoming gifts of Inuit art and backlog 

  • Refine database search terms, records, and metadata for Inuit holdings 

  • Assist with object rehousing and catalog numbering as needed 

  • Assist with Inuit exhibition installation and de-installation  

Preferred Qualifications 

  • Two years of successful undergraduate study  

  • Prior experience working with exhibitions and/or museum collections 

  • Museum database experience (PastPerfect or similar) 

  • Familiarity with digital cameras and basic image editing techniques 

  • Art history, anthropology, Indigenous studies, museum studies, or related field of study 

To apply, please send a cover letter, resume, and contact information for three references to csc(at)msu.edu no later than Friday, February 21.   

Internship dates are flexible (mid-May through early August). On-campus housing is available for students who apply by April 1. The intern will receive a stipend of $500 from the Canadian Studies Center to help offset costs associated with housing and other needs.  

The successful candidate is strongly encouraged to apply for additional scholarships provided by the College of Arts and Letters or the College of Social Science. 

Sponsored by the Dennos Museum Center and the MSU Canadian Studies Center  

For more information, please contact the Canadian Studies Center at csc(at)msu.edu