Museum Internship Programs

We offer a Museum Internship Program to provide students aiming to obtain their curatorial license with practical experience that develops the essential qualities of a museum curator.

Internship Content and Eligibility

We offer two courses: Course A focuses primarily on practical training in research, investigation, and the collection and storage of materials, while Course B focuses primarily on learning support activities.

Eligibility

Undergraduate or graduate students enrolled in a University Partnership member institution who aim to acquire the curatorial license and have successfully completed the course "Introduction to Museums" by the academic year preceding the internship.
Course A is, in principle, reserved for science majors (Rikei students).

Public recruitment for students outside the Partnership member institutions will only be conducted if the enrollment capacity is not met. In that event, the application details will be posted on the museum's homepage.

Internship Duration

9 days, including one full day of group training (Equivalent to at least 1 credit hour of Museum Internship).

Program Fee

A training fee of ¥12,480 will be collected. The fee for students from University Partnership member institutions is ¥7,250.

Main Flow from Internship Acceptance to Completion

End of January	Notification of recruitment sent to University Partnership member institutions.
End of February	Application Deadline.
Early April	Notification of accepted participants sent to the respective universities.
Approx. May – October	Internship Implementation. A Certificate of Participation will be sent after the internship is completed.

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