Preservation training initiative: pre-program conservation internships at the met [the metropolitan museum of art (the met) requests $236,050 from the NEH?s preservation and access education and…

The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met) received a $236,050 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access program to support a three-year Preservation Training Initiative. The Initiative will offer two paid internships per year - one for 12 months and one for a 10-week summer term - to provide training and professional development opportunities to college students considering careers in conservation. The internships aim to address barriers to entering the cultural heritage field by leveraging the Met's training capabilities and strategic vision for a more diverse pathway for talented students into graduate studies and careers in the field. The NEH Preservation and Access program supports projects that promote preserving and providing intellectual access to humanities resources held in libraries, museums, and archives.

Preservation training initiative: pre-program conservation internships at the met [the metropolitan museum of art (the met) requests $236,050 from the NEH?s preservation and access education and training program to support a three-year initiative that offers training and professional development opportunities to college students who are considering careers in conservation. For each year of the project, grant funds would support two paid internships? One for 12 months and one for 10 weeks in the summer? That offer training to students at a key moment in their academic careers. In seeking to address the economic, experiential, and academic barriers that limit entry into the cultural heritage field, especially among students whose backgrounds are currently underrepresented within museums, this project synergizes the met?s singular training capabilities with its broader strategic vision to help create a much-needed pathway for talented, diverse students into graduate studies and careers in conservation.]