The Museum of Modern Art Archives -- Dedalus Fellow
The Museum Archives of The Museum of Modern Art announces the establishment of a twoyear Dedalus Fellow, generously funded by the Dedalus Foundation. This internship will provide
the candidate a unique opportunity to learn about modern and contemporary art, important
training in the fields of archives, research and Museum administration, and an advanced
understanding of the artist Robert Motherwell.
The Dedalus Fellow's duties will fall into three broad categories:
 First, the intern will be assigned to a project relating to the work and career of Robert
Motherwell. The fellow will conduct work on three archival collections related to the artist.
Such work will include surveying the condition of the materials; performing preservation
measures as necessary; re-housing the collections; creating of finding aids or adding detailed
description of contents, biographical information on Motherwell, and notes on provenance,
access, restrictions and related collections to existing inventories; and labeling the boxes and
file folders.
 Second, the intern will become an integral part of the staff and operations of the Museum
Archives providing assistance for daily operations. The Museum Archives includes over
1,500 linear feet of important primary source material and responds to over 1,600 research
requests annually. The Fellow would assist the department with general reference and
research functions, basic preservation tasks, and the daily activities of this extremely active
department.
 Third, the Dedalus Fellow will be a member of the Museum's Twelve-Month Internship
Program. Twelve-month interns are college graduates who are interested in pursuing a
museum career and whose academic and/or professional experience combines art history
with one or more of the following areas: arts administration, museum studies, arts
management, education, development, studio art, or related studies. The focused
departmental training is integrated with an educational program that orients interns to the
workings of the Museum as a whole, and helps them to think about the role of museums in a
broader cultural context through an active lecture series and site visits.
The stipend for the position is $20,000 in the first year, $22,000 in the second. In addition, the
intern will receive $1,000 annually for travel to an approved professional conference. Benefits
include health insurance and two weeks paid vacation per year.
Interested applicants should complete a standard application to the Internship Program, which
can be printed from the Museum's Website, www.moma.org or requested by telephone. Please
indicate on your application that you are applying for the position of Dedalus Fellow. You
should skip the Term Dates and Departmental Choices sections of the application. As the
position is available immediately, please submit your completed application as soon as possible
to:
Internship Coordinator
Department of Education
The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53rd Street
New York, NY 10019
If you have any further questions please contact Sara Bodinson at (212) 708-9893 or
moma_internship@moma.org.