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Internship
Valence House Museum
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham

Valence House Museum is currently in the early stages of a major HLF redevelopment project. Based in Dagenham, the Museum recounts the history of the local area.

Summary of role

Valence House Museum (VHM) seeks a motivated intern to catalogue and pack its collection in preparation for storage. The internship will last for 8 weeks, and the successful candidate will be expected to commit a minimum of 3 days per week. There is no remuneration for this position, although travelling expenses will be paid. The internship is intended to start immediately.

Candidates should be graduate or recent graduates in the field of Museum Studies. They must be motivated, have good organisational skills, and work well under self direction. Basic computer skill is essential, especially in Access and Excel, and experience of AdLib cataloguing systems is preferable, although all training will be provided. Candidates will work predominantly with the Senior Museum Assistant.

The internship is intended to benefit both VHM and the intern. This will be a very "hands-on" internship where candidates will be gaining practical and valuable skills for a future career in the museum field. Interns will gain experience in :

- Museum photography
- Cataloguing
- Collections care, including condition reporting, packaging and preservation
- Organising and managing Museum decants

Please send a CV and covering letter outlining relevant interests, skills and experiences, plus details of two referees to:

Leeanne Westwood
Valence House Museum
Becontree Avenue
Dagenham
RM8 3HT
Or email: leeanne.westwood@lbbd.gov.uk

Leeanne Westwood
Senior Museum Assistant
Valence House Museum
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
Becontree Avenue
Dagenham
RM8 3HT
Tel: 020 8270 6744
Fax: 020 8270 6868
leeanne.westwood@lbbd.gov.uk
Website: www.barking-dagenham.gov.uk

Valence House Museum will be closing on 22nd December 2007 for a two year, £7million redevelopment project.

During this closure period:

The Museum will still be offering education, talks and lectures and a general enquiry service.

The archive and Local Studies Library will provide a restricted service. All enquiries and Freedom of Information enquiries will continue to be answered by email, telephone or post. A microfilm reader and Barking and Dagenham electoral registers (1965-date) will be available at the Barking Learning Centre (BLC) for personal research.

A member of the Local Studies Library staff will be available every Thursday morning (10:00 - 12:00) at the BLC to answer genealogy enquiries. Census vouchers will also be on sale at this time.

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