Patricia Begg Intern, Collections

• 6-month internship position, 2 days per week
• Applications open to recent graduates
• Gain insight and experience working within the Collections team

About the Role

An exciting opportunity exists for recent graduates or those in early stages of a career in museum collections, archives, library and information services.  The Patricia Begg Internship is offered two days per week for a 6-month period to work with the Collections team at Arts Centre Melbourne.

Arts Centre Melbourne is the proud custodian of the Australian Performing Arts Collection (APAC), which is dedicated to the collection, preservation and interpretation of Australia’s circus, dance, music, opera and theatre heritage.

Collecting began in the late 1970s and two early major acquisitions were the J. C. Williamson Theatre Archive and the Dame Nellie Melba Collection. Today, the collection holds over 800,000 objects, including major acquisitions from Kylie Minogue, Nick Cave, Barry Humphries, Bell Shakespeare and The Australian Ballet.

Primarily under the supervision of the Research Coordinator, the successful applicant will be work across a range of specialist collection areas including the Research Service, Curatorial and Collections Management. Tasks will include booking and supervising research appointments, library stocktake, assisting in preparation of new acquisitions, assisting in deinstallation or installation of objects in displays, collections sorting, database records improvement and editing.  

The internship is designed to give practical experience across a number of professional areas who work with specialist collections. It is aimed at gradates of Museum Studies, Curatorial Studies, Library and Information Services, Archival Science or similar.

This internship is offered through the generosity of Mr Christopher Begg.

Part-Time fixed-term position (0.4 FTE). Band 1.2 $51,263.00 p.a. pro rata plus superannuation.

Your Skills and Experience

• Tertiary degree in a relevant area in one or more of the following disciplines: Museum Studies, Librarianship and/or Information Management, Archives.
• Well-developed verbal, interpersonal and written skills and capacity to collaborate with team members and clients
• Demonstrated ability to work within a team-setting to deliver projects, to manage and prioritise activities as a team to meet project timelines
• Experience with Microsoft Office, plus understanding of current technology, operating systems and applications
• The ability to learn new systems such as the Collections EMU database
• Problem solving skills and attention to detail

For more details, please read  Position Description - Patricia Begg Intern.pdf

About the Team

The Arts Centre Melbourne Collections business unit sits within the Performing Arts pillar and is responsible for delivering a breadth and range of exhibitions that meet ACM’s curatorial framework objectives. The collections objectives are:

• To be Australia’s leading museum of performing arts and create content and exhibitions of national significance.
• To demonstrate excellence in the care, development, preservation, documentation, and display of the Performing Arts Collection.
• To provide our audiences with meaningful experiences through dynamic exhibitions and public programmes, and innovative digital engagement.
• To recognise and celebrate our diverse communities and artists and celebrate their role in the visual and performing arts.
• To support contemporary practitioners through active collecting, exhibiting, and commissioning of new work.
• To deliver the Australian Music Vault in collaboration with the Australian music industry.

About Arts Centre Melbourne

Arts Centre Melbourne acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land on which we gather, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung. We also acknowledge the neighbouring Kulin Nation groups, the Boonwurrung and Bunurong people, and pay our respects to elders, past and present.

Beneath our iconic Spire, in Hamer Hall and at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl, we showcase the best of Australian and international performing arts.  

Together with our own program of performances, events and activities we offer a diversity of audiences a distinctly multidimensional approach to participation, education and entertainment.

We are now focused on Reimagining Arts Centre Melbourne as part of the Victorian Government’s commitment to transforming the Melbourne Arts Precinct into a thriving, connected creative and civic space over the coming years.

For a glimpse into working at Arts Centre Melbourne click here.

Enjoy Team Member Benefits

As a valued member of our ensemble, you will enjoy: 

• Complimentary tickets
• Discounts at food & beverage outlets
• Discounted commuter benefits and onsite parking 
• Access to wellbeing activities and learning and development programs, and the Smiling Mind app.  
• Free access to Employee Assistance Programs which includes specific support to our First Nations team members via their I-CARE program and providing specific counsellors for members of the LGBTQIA+ community and People of Colour.  

Apply Now!

Arts Centre Melbourne welcomes applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from diverse cultural backgrounds, Disabled and Deaf people, members of the LGBTQIA+ community and people of all ages.

We seek to provide workplace adjustments at all relevant stages of the recruitment process such as alternative formats or other access supports. You can specify in the application form if you require any adjustments or please ask us at any stage. If you need to contact us about making workplace adjustments during the recruitment process, please send an email to ************@artscentremelbourne.com.au

Please submit your resume together with a cover letter by 11:55pm Friday 3rd May 2024. Early applications are encouraged as suitable candidates may be invited to attend an interview prior to the closing date.

Employment at Arts Centre Melbourne is conditional upon the satisfactory completion of a National Police Check.

Applications are open to those with full working rights in Australia. Arts Centre Melbourne is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.