Qatar Museums (QM) is offering students in Qatar the opportunity to work alongside its experts in various departments and museums as part of its sought-after internship programme, which is now accepting applications for the Fall 2018 Internships.
The Fall Internship period will run from October to December 2018 and is open to university students, recent graduates, and high school students. The deadline for students wishing to apply is August 30, 2018.
This year, QM is advertising 68 internship placements, covering a variety of projects and learning experiences. These include openings in the Orientalist Museum, the Children’s Museum, the Museum of Islamic Art, the Department of Education, Culture Pass, Architectural Conservation and Events. 
All interns will be granted a Certificate of Completion Letter upon successfully completing the programme. 
“Students have shown considerable interest in the Summer Internship Programme and we are excited to offer internships on an ongoing basis during the Fall and Spring semesters (part-time) and during the Summer (full-time),” QM’s Education director Dr Jelena Trkulja said.
“Informal learning is one of the pillars of QM and our internships are instrumental in helping younger generations choose a path that fits their personal interests and goals,” she noted.
“By exposing more and more students to the exciting career options available at cultural institutions and by contributing to the creation of a knowledge-based economy, QM is supporting the cultural goals of Qatar National Vision 2030,” Trkulja added.
The Summer Internship edition, which has recently concluded, saw 23 participants work as integral parts of teams across QM. 
Participants shared their impressions, highlighting valuable hands-on experiences and professional connections they gained as a result of the internship. 
 “The great thing about this experience is that I got to see and be a part of a project like this from the ideation stage to its realisation. I experienced researching and curating content to create a narrative and was able to sit and discuss the content and history of artworks and photographs with specialist curators,” said Hind Ghanim al-Saad al-Kuwari, a graphic design student at Virginia Commonwealth University-Qatar.
She interned at the Department of Education working on the Visual Literacy project that aims to increase engagement with the QM audience.
“I was able to create multiple directions for the branding of the challenge and get feedback on my work, which is always invaluable,” al-Kuwari said.
Aya, a Georgetown University – Qatar graduate with a bachelor’s degree in Foreign Service and also interned at the Department of Education, said: “During this internship, I learned how educational resources (teachers’ guides and lesson plans) are developed and have had a fantastic opportunity to work on creating some of them for future use in QM’s programmes and teacher engagement initiatives.”
Fatima Ramzan, also a VCU-Qatar student, who had the chance to work with the Fire Station team this summer, said: “I thoroughly enjoyed my internship and now have very valuable experience under my belt.”
“It was beyond my expectations and the entire Fire Station team was very kind and helpful. I was so happy to see that the Qatari students are so talented and passionate about art,” she stressed.
“I had the chance to mentor students and had a lot of interaction with many people as part of the internship that has built up my confidence,” Ramzan said. “All the artists were very supportive and easy to engage with, which made me excited to work with them.”
“As a whole, I believe that this internship was successful in furthering my knowledge of a career in the field of art and has been the best out of all the internships I have done so far. I thank QM and Fire Station for having faith in me and giving me such a wonderful opportunity,” she added.
QM is dedicated to sharing knowledge in the fields of arts and culture and nurturing young generations by exposing them to the work of cultural institutions. 
QM offers internship programmes that integrate knowledge and theory acquired in the classroom with practical skills development in a professional museum setting.




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