Curatorial Intern: Asian Photography Archive & Cataloging

Peabody Essex Museum; Salem (MA); On-site; USD 15,000 - 17,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stipend

Job summary

Peabody Essex Museum seeks a graduate-level intern to support the Joy of Giving Something Foundation (JGS) Collection project from January through April 2027. The intern will inventory, catalog and rehousing a large set of photographs stored at PEM's Rowley collections center and utilize the MuseumPlus database.

Under the supervision of Lydia Peabody, Curator-at-Large, the intern will enter catalog data, research artist biographies, and perform general data-management tasks.

Qualifications

• Graduate-level internship focusing on museum collections.
• Experience with cataloguing or data management preferred.
• Interest in East Asian photography and curatorial practice.

Responsibilities

• Inventory, cataloguing and rehousing of JGS collection items.
• Enter basic catalog information into MuseumPlus (M+).
• Conduct artist biographical information research.
• Data management tasks: photocopying, scanning, organizing files.

Skills

Data management

Cataloguing

Biographical research

Attention to detail

Education

Graduate-level student

Tools

MuseumPlus (M+)

Job description

Peabody Essex Museum seeks a graduate-level intern to support the Joy of Giving Something Foundation (JGS) Collection project from January through April 2027. The intern will inventory, catalog and rehousing a large set of photographs stored at PEM's Rowley collections center and utilize the MuseumPlus database.

Under the supervision of Lydia Peabody, Curator-at-Large, the intern will enter catalog data, research artist biographies, and perform general data-management tasks.