Registration Intern

Title: Registration Intern

State Role Title:Paid Intern

Hiring Range: $16-17/hour

Pay Band: 1

Agency: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

Location:Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

Agency Website:

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Position Overview

The Registration Intern will focus on processing new art acquisitions in support of the Assistant Registrar for Acquisitions. The Intern will gain hands-on experience in museum collection management and receive training about museum Registration and Collections Management practices and standards.

Key Duties:
-Accurately input and update acquisition information in the museums collections management database TMS and related spreadsheets.
-Assist with the intake and processing of new acquisitions including condition reports and documentation photography.
-Prepare object files and paperwork in compliance with museum standards and legal requirements.
-Support inventory and cataloging efforts related to new acquisitions.
-Perform general administrative and organizational tasks within the Registration Department.

Learning Outcomes:
-Gain practical experience in museum registration and collections management.
-Develop skills in documentation condition reporting and acquisitions processing.
-Understand museum standards for object handling and record keeping.
-Build professional relationships within the museum field.

Minimum Qualifications

-An interest in pursuing Registration or Collections Management as a career evidenced through coursework in art art history history or related area; extracurricular activities; and/or volunteer service.

-Previous experience with databases and specifically TMS (The Museum System) collections system desired.

-The candidate will ideally be entering their senior year of an undergraduate degree program enrolled in a graduate program or a recent graduate with a degree focus in art art history collections management or related area.

Additional Considerations

This is a limited duration hourly wage ($16-17/hour) position beginning late Oct./early Nov. 2025 and running through May/June 2026 with a weekly time commitment of 15 hours.

Scheduling primarily on weekdays is flexible to accommodate class schedule and/or other employment.

The selected candidate must pass a criminal history background check.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to Your Application in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Applicants should include contact information for three professional or educational references in the spaces provided in the application or in their cover letter or résumé.

Applicants are encouraged to submit unofficial transcripts and a brief writing sample (such as an excerpt from a class research paper).

Contact Information

Name: Kim Frola

Phone:

Email:

In support of the Commonwealths commitment to inclusion we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS) or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation if applicable to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at .

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1 2022- February 29 2024 can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.