Patricia Begg Intern Collections
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Job Description
- 6month internship position 2 days per week
- Applications open to recent graduates
- Gain insight and experience working within the Collections team
About the Role
An exciting opportunity exists for recent graduates or those in early stages of a career in museum collections archives library and information services. The Patricia Begg Internship is offered two days per week for a 6month period to work with the Collections team at Arts Centre Melbourne.
Arts Centre Melbourne is the proud custodian of theAustralian Performing Arts Collection (APAC) which is dedicated to the collection preservation and interpretation of Australias circus dance music opera and theatre heritage.
Collecting began in the late 1970s and two early major acquisitions were the J. C. Williamson Theatre Archive and the Dame Nellie Melba Collection. Today the collection holds over 800000 objects including major acquisitions fromKylie MinogueNick CaveBarry HumphriesBell ShakespeareandThe Australian Ballet.
Primarily under the supervision of the Research Coordinator the successful applicant will be work across a range of specialist collection areas including the Research Service Curatorial and Collections Management. Tasks will include booking and supervising research appointments library stocktake assisting in preparation of new acquisitions assisting in deinstallation or installation of objects in displays collections sorting database records improvement and editing.
The internship is designed to give practical experience across a number of professional areas who work with specialist collections. It is aimed at gradates of Museum Studies Curatorial Studies Library and Information Services Archival Science or similar.
This internship is offered through the generosity of Mr Christopher Begg.
Parttime fixedterm position 0.4 FTE). Band 1.2 $51776.00 p.a. pro rata plus superannuation.
Your Skills and Experience
- Tertiary degree in a relevant area in one or more of the following disciplines: Museum Studies Librarianship and/or Information Management Archives.
- Welldeveloped verbal interpersonal and written skills and capacity to collaborate with team members and clients
- Demonstrated ability to work within a teamsetting to deliver projects to manage and prioritise activities as a team to meet project timelines
- Experience with Microsoft Office plus understanding of current technology operating systems and applications
- The ability to learn new systems such as the Collections EMU database
- Problem solving skills and attention to detail
For more details please readPosition Description Patricia Begg Internship March
About the Team
The Arts Centre Melbourne Collections business unit sits within the Performing Arts pillar and is responsible for delivering a breadth and range of exhibitions that meet ACMs curatorial framework objectives. The collections objectives are:
- To be Australias leading museum of performing arts and create content and exhibitions of national significance.
- To demonstrate excellence in the care development preservation documentation and display of the Performing Arts Collection.
- To provide our audiences with meaningful experiences through dynamic exhibitions and public programmes and innovative digital engagement.
- To recognise and celebrate our diverse communities and artists and celebrate their role in the visual and performing arts.
- To support contemporary practitioners through active collecting exhibiting and commissioning of new work.
- To deliver the Australian Music Vault in collaboration with the Australian music industry.
About Arts Centre Melbourne
Arts Centre Melbourne acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land on which we gather the Wurundjeri Woiwurrung. We also acknowledge the neighbouring Kulin Nation groups the Boonwurrung and Bunurong people and pay our respects to elders past and present.
Beneath our iconic Spire in Hamer Hall and at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl we showcase the best of Australian and international performing arts.
Together with our own program of performances events and activities we offer a diversity of audiences a distinctly multidimensional approach to participation education and entertainment.
We are now focused on Reimagining Arts Centre Melbourne as part of the Victorian Governments commitment to transforming the Melbourne Arts Precinct into a thriving connected creative and civic space over the coming years.
For a glimpse into working at Arts Centre Melbourne click here.
Enjoy Team Member Benefits
As a valued member of our ensemble you will enjoy:
- Complimentary tickets
- Discounts at food & beverage outlets
- Discounted commuter benefits and onsite parking
- Access to wellbeing activities and learning and development programs
- Free access to Employee Assistance Programs which includes specific support to our First Nations team members via their ICARE program and providing specific counsellors for members of the LGBTQIA community and People of Colour.
Apply Now!
Arts Centre Melbourne welcomes applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people people from diverse cultural backgrounds Disabled and Deaf people members of the LGBTQIA community and people of all ages.
We seek to provide workplace adjustments at all relevant stages of the recruitment process such as alternative formats or other access supports. You can specify in the application form if you require any adjustments or please ask us at any stage. If you need to contact us about making workplace adjustments during the recruitment process please send an email to
Please submit your resume together with a cover letter by 11:55pm Sunday 18thMay 2025.
Employment at Arts Centre Melbourne is conditional upon the satisfactory completion of a National Police Check.
Applications are open to those with full working rights in Australia. Arts Centre Melbourne is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.
Required Experience:
Intern
Employment Type
Part-Time
