What is the difference between volunteer internships, research assistantships, and apprenticeships?
Volunteer internships at the Gallery are similar to the graduate and summer internships: candidates contribute to ongoing Gallery projects and programs, are supervised by a curator or head of a department, and are invited to participate in the museum seminars (see #10, above). Research assistantships are geared toward advanced graduate students in art history and concentrate on a specific project relating to an exhibition or the permanent collection under the supervision of a Gallery curator. Apprenticeships are designed for graduate students whose areas of focus involve acquiring knowledge through hands-on experience and on-site training. Examples of departments that accept apprentices are: conservation, design, facilities management, and horticulture. Neither research assistants nor apprentices attend the museum seminars.
