Collections Care Apprentice - Boise Cohort

Boise Art Museum is seeking a Collections Care Apprentice – Boise Cohort who will gain valuable skills in museum best practices, including art handling, preventive conservation techniques, object care, documentation, and loans, under the guidance of an assigned mentor as well as through direct experience with collections, curatorial, facilities, and administrative staff. 

Experience will include exposure to tools and software such as collections databases, environmental monitoring systems, condition reports, virtual couriers, shipping procedures, data management, and systems analysis.

The position is based at the Boise Art Museum and requires a hybrid, 8-week Collections Care Apprenticeship Training, consisting of 1 week in Bentonville, Arkansas in person, 5 weeks of virtual coursework, and a 2-week, in-person training at a conservation lab, followed by placement at the Boise Art Museum, the Boise Cohort lead art museum.

The ideal candidate:

• is ready to commit to a long-term, structured, hands-on learning opportunity as a potential career pathway;
• is excited to learn;
• brings a unique perspective, lived experience, or set of skills to the art museum field;
• sees art museums as spaces for community , preservation, and storytelling;
• has proficiency in reading, writing, and comprehension of the English language;
• has the ability to occasionally move or lift up to 25 pounds;
• has the availability to travel occasionally to the offices of Art Bridges and the partner museum locations.

Please email resume, letter of interest, and the contact information for 3 professional references to [email protected].

No phone calls, please.