Opportunities
At The Hudson Museum
Work-Study
Work-study
students are integral to the daily operation of the Hudson Museum.
Depending on interest, experience, abilities and ambition, student
employees assist in every aspect of the Museum’s operation.
Student employees assist in visitor services,
general maintenance of the Museum galleries, clerical and administrative
tasks, preparation of materials for educational and tour programs,
maintenance of the Museum’s reference library, collections
care, exhibit preparation and installation, preparation of graphics
and publications, staffing Museum events and staffing the Hudson
Museum Shop.
  Applications
for work-study positions are available in the main office, located on the
second floor of the Hudson Museum in the Maine Center for the Arts. Interested
students are urged to pick up and complete an application and attach a resume
showing their educational and employment history. Applicants must also agree
to a background check. For more information, call 207.581.1901.
Internships
 The
Hudson Museum provides unpaid internship opportunities for undergraduates,
recent graduates and graduate students studying anthropology, archaeology,
English and technical writing, art history, graphic design, conservation,
education, museum studies and related fields. Internships provide practical
museum training experience to individuals interested in pursuing careers
in the social sciences, education or museum fields. Interns are accepted
and assigned based on their academic background, skills, interest and career
goals. Interns complete specific projects or discrete segments of larger,
ongoing projects as determined by the Museum’s initiatives. Internships
are provided in collections research, collections care and management, exhibition
development, graphic design and publications and museum education.
Internships
are unpaid and housing is the responsibility of the applicant. Internship
opportunities are available throughout the academic year on a full
or part-time basis with a minimum commitment of three months, hours
negotiable based on associated course work and academic requirements.
Summer intern opportunities run May through August on a full or
part-time basis with a minimum commitment of 20 hours per week.
To apply,
please submit a cover letter including name, home and school addresses,
current telephone numbers and email address. Attach:
• a full resume or curriculum vitae of education and employment
history
• a separate list of relevant course work successfully completed,
including all studio art, art history, social sciences, education,
business, marketing and museum studies courses
• two letters of recommendation, preferably one academic and
one professional, although two academic references may be used
• a typed, double-spaced, one page essay describing your interest
in undertaking an internship at the Hudson Museum
Send application
materials by mail to:
Internships
Hudson Museum
The University of Maine
5746 Maine Center for the Arts
Orono, ME 04469-5746
If
you have questions, please contact us:
Voice: 207.581.1901
Email: hudsonmuseum@umit.maine.edu
Docents
To fulfill its educational mission, the Hudson Museum relies on
community volunteers to serve as docents. Docents lead small school
and community groups on specialized guided tours, interpreting the
Museum’s exhibits
and presenting fun, engaging and educational gallery programs. Museum
tours are offered Tuesday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. All
tours and gallery programs last approximately one hour. Docents
are required to attend regular training sessions and to conduct
at least 12 tours per year.
 All
docents must participate in a general training session, “An Introduction
to Docenting at the Hudson Museum.” Then docents may specialize in
tours interpreting specific galleries. Docents also receive training in
the presentation of programming related to temporary exhibits. Each training
session lasts approximately two hours and is led by Hudson Museum staff
or selected members of The University of Maine faculty. Docents are provided
with reference materials, gallery hand-outs and instruction in gallery activities,
including crafts and traditional games. Additionally, docents receive a
University of Maine parking permit, a 15% discount in the Hudson Museum
Shop and invitations to special docent events and field trips. For more
information or to sign up to become a docent, please call 207.581.1904.
Volunteers
Volunteer opportunities are available in the education and collections departments
of the Hudson Museum. Volunteers may assist in outreach activities or research
or help during special events and programming including Just for Kids, Games
Day and the Annual Maine Indian Basketmakers Sale and Demonstration. Placement
of volunteers depends on each applicant’s interests,
experience and qualifications. Volunteers are expected to provide a regular
and reliable time commitment. For more information, please call: 207.581.1904.
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