What can the interns expect to gain?

• Obtain hands-on pre-professional experience, knowledge and skills that employers in the sector seek, by functioning in a museum environment
• Update technical theoretical knowledge on museums
• Learn about the governance of a museum and gain an understanding of its structure, administration and operations
• Develop their ability to identify, assess and solve varied on-the-job challenges
• Assess and develop individual professional goals and boost career prospects
• Acquire knowledge and skills on specific aspects of museum work
• Spend time on meaningful work and/or a concrete project
• Build networks and friendships to further professional and personal interests
• Use the opportunity for immersion in diverse living cultures
• Strengthen sensitivity and awareness of societies of India, especially South India
• Add to a free database for those seeking information, contributing to public good
• Increase awareness of current trends and emerging issues in the broader community of museums
• Obtain a certificate and a letter of reference based on an evaluation of the intern’s performance