Museum Intern Job at Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls, SD

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  • Minnehaha County
  • Sioux Falls, SD

Job Description

Job Description

Why Join Our Team

The Siouxland Heritage Museums is a joint county-city museum system which includes the Old Courthouse Museum, Pettigrew Museum, and the Irene Hall Museum Resource Center. The Old Courthouse Museum is the former Minnehaha County Courthouse which opened in 1890 at Sixth Street and Main Avenue. The 1889 Pettigrew Home and its later museum gallery additions are located on the corner of Eighth Street and Duluth Avenue. Both buildings are on the National Register of Historic Places. The organization is committed to the ideal that museums are learning institutions which collect, preserve, interpret and exhibit collections of regional significance.

If you are enthusiastic about preserving history and gaining practical experience working in a museum, we encourage you to apply.

The summer internship is anticipated to begin in late May 2025 and end in mid-August 2025.

Please attach a cover letter and resume to the application.

Salary: $16.00/hour

Closing Date: 3/31/20255:00 pm CST

How You Will Make an Impact

The Siouxland Heritage Museums has established an internship program to provide college students or recent graduates with practical experience working in the museum field. This internship is an introduction to museum work and offers the opportunity to work with and learn from museum professionals in collections management, exhibits management, and educational programming.

What You Need to Succeed in this Role

Must be currently enrolled, or a recent graduate of, a degree program in the areas of history, education, art, or museum studies. Selected applicants will work 40 hours per week for 12 weeks. Some evening and/or weekend work may be required.

EEO Statement

Minnehaha County is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, sex or gender including pregnancy, sexual orientation and gender identity, marital status, age, disability, veteran’s status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status. Arrangements for accommodations required by disabilities can be made by contacting Human Resources at (605) 367-4337.

Job Tags

Internship, Summer internship, Afternoon shift,

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