Museum Internship (The Georgene Kauth O'Dwyer Memorial Internship)

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Location:  Batavia Depot Museum, Batavia IL

 

Job Summary: The Georgene Kauth O’Dwyer Memorial Internship has been established to preserve the community history of Batavia, Illinois and to offer emerging museum professionals valuable skills practice in curation and collections management.

 

Georgene Kauth O’Dwyer was an early supporter of the Batavia Historical Society and cared deeply about preserving history for the next generations. In her own words from a documentary about the importance of the Batavia Depot Museum, “We’ve seen so much go on in Batavia, things that we need to keep for the younger people and the people who didn’t grow up in Batavia, because there’s so much history. There’s so many wonderful stories about Batavia.” Georg dedicated years of loyal volunteerism as a planner and coordinator, a front-line museum worker and board member of the Historical Society. Her volunteer work in the community was broad and she was recognized for her remarkable contributions to the social and civic life of Batavia with the Batavia Citizen of the Year award in 2018.

 

The Georgene Kauth O’Dwyer Memorial Internship provides a hands-on experience in collections management, including processing incoming donations, database entry, digitization, inventory, rehousing, and light conservation work, according to the interests of the intern and the needs of the Batavia Depot Museum. The Internship is made possible through the cooperation of the Batavia Park District and the Batavia Historical Society.

 

Qualifications:

 

Work Schedule: a regular weekly schedule up to 180 hours during the internship period will be agreed on at the beginning of work, considering the intern’s availability. Hours are only available weekdays between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm.