Museum Intern at MoLI
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Name of Organisation: Museum of Literature Ireland (MoLI)Position: Museum Intern at MoLILocation of Position: Museum of Literature Ireland, UCD Naughton Joyce Centre, 86 StStephen's Green, Saint Kevin's, Dublin, D02 XY43Supervisor: Lily Cahill, Learning Manager: learning@moli.ie Ph: +353 1 7165 916
Hours of work and type of work will be determined after the induction period of 2 weeks.
Organisation Overview:MoLI, a creative collaboration between UCD and the National Library of Ireland, is a museum inthe city centre where Irish writer's words aren’t just displayed - they’re experienced. Throughsound, space, literary treasures, immersive installations and atmospheric spaces, MoLI bringsIrish writing alive.
The museum celebrates Ireland’s internationally renowned literary culture and heritagefrom the past to the present, inspiring the next generation to create, read and write.Immersive multimedia exhibitions, priceless artefacts, lectures, performances,free-to-access children’s education programmes, historic house tours, digitalbroadcasting, research facilities and a courtyard café set in one of the city’s mostbeautiful and tranquil gardens make the Museum of Literature Ireland a majorcontribution to the local and international literary landscape.
This is an opportunity to get a range of experience in the museum and work within themuseum community in MoLI - with access to the Senior Management Team, as well as aseries of sessions with the Director/CEO of MoLI, David Cleary.This is an opportunity to focus on areas of work that specifically feed into your interests.The position is for 12 weeks. The internship will include a mixture of onsite and onlineprojects.
All interns are expected to document their time with us and give a presentation at theend of their internship to the Senior Management and Management team about theirinternship experience in MoLI.
MoLI’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Statement:At MoLI we proactively weave equality, diversity and inclusion through our daily work. Weare a curious and questioning organisation, seeking to deepen our understanding ofinequalities in participation and representation in the arts – curatorially, strategically andoperationally – and we continuously seek out ways to develop and deliver meaningfulactions to address them.We treat all job applications/internships equally; regardless of age, disability, genderidentity or gender expression, race, ethnicity, religion/belief system or socio-economicbackground.We particularly encourage applications from people with disabilities (visible andinvisible), people from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, and members ofthe Traveller community and working-class communities.
The Role:Tasks will include general support of the museum’s work, with opportunity for specificproject work in any of the following areas:● Exhibition curation, design and installation● Digital Curation, online development● Learning and Education● Development and Fundraising● Marketing and PR● A/V support● Event management● Front of House and tour guiding● Operations and Administration● Retail in a museum context
Aptitudes and Attributes/Person Specification:We are a mission-led and values-based museum. Please see our Mission/Vision andValues PDF that accompanies this document.● We are particularly interested in applications from students fromunder-represented groups, as covered in our EDI statement.● An intern with a can-do attitude and a strength-based mindset who is notafraid to ask questions, experiment and take their own initiative.● An interest in facilitation of groups: has experience of being part of community groups/working with young people and families.● A keen interest in the arts and Irish literature.● Flexibility and resilience - the museum is in its genesis and a fast-pacedworking environment.● Ability to work as part of a dynamic team.● Excellent verbal, written communication and interpersonal skills.● Enthusiastic and highly motivated.● Friendly and professional with a strong customer service ethos.
Additional Information:The internship is unpaid, but the museum can cover any day-to-day travel expensesincurred in travelling to the museum from home via Leap Card top-up. The internshipwill cover 30 hours per week, and the timetable is flexible and can be adapted to anyother work the intern may be engaged in. Weekend work may be required.Garda Vetting may be required if the intern wishes to work directly in our LearningProgramme.
Interviews will take place in MoLI in November, with date and time to be confirmed.
Name of Organisation: Museum of Literature Ireland (MoLI)Position: Museum Intern at MoLILocation of Position: Museum of Literature Ireland, UCD Naughton Joyce Centre, 86 StStephen's Green, Saint Kevin's, Dublin, D02 XY43Supervisor: Lily Cahill, Learning Manager: learning@moli.ie Ph: +353 1 7165 916
Hours of work and type of work will be determined after the induction period of 2 weeks.
Organisation Overview:MoLI, a creative collaboration between UCD and the National Library of Ireland, is a museum inthe city centre where Irish writer's words aren’t just displayed - they’re experienced. Throughsound, space, literary treasures, immersive installations and atmospheric spaces, MoLI bringsIrish writing alive.
The museum celebrates Ireland’s internationally renowned literary culture and heritagefrom the past to the present, inspiring the next generation to create, read and write.Immersive multimedia exhibitions, priceless artefacts, lectures, performances,free-to-access children’s education programmes, historic house tours, digitalbroadcasting, research facilities and a courtyard café set in one of the city’s mostbeautiful and tranquil gardens make the Museum of Literature Ireland a majorcontribution to the local and international literary landscape.
This is an opportunity to get a range of experience in the museum and work within themuseum community in MoLI - with access to the Senior Management Team, as well as aseries of sessions with the Director/CEO of MoLI, David Cleary.This is an opportunity to focus on areas of work that specifically feed into your interests.The position is for 12 weeks. The internship will include a mixture of onsite and onlineprojects.
All interns are expected to document their time with us and give a presentation at theend of their internship to the Senior Management and Management team about theirinternship experience in MoLI.
MoLI’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Statement:At MoLI we proactively weave equality, diversity and inclusion through our daily work. Weare a curious and questioning organisation, seeking to deepen our understanding ofinequalities in participation and representation in the arts – curatorially, strategically andoperationally – and we continuously seek out ways to develop and deliver meaningfulactions to address them.We treat all job applications/internships equally; regardless of age, disability, genderidentity or gender expression, race, ethnicity, religion/belief system or socio-economicbackground.We particularly encourage applications from people with disabilities (visible andinvisible), people from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, and members ofthe Traveller community and working-class communities.
The Role:Tasks will include general support of the museum’s work, with opportunity for specificproject work in any of the following areas:● Exhibition curation, design and installation● Digital Curation, online development● Learning and Education● Development and Fundraising● Marketing and PR● A/V support● Event management● Front of House and tour guiding● Operations and Administration● Retail in a museum context
Aptitudes and Attributes/Person Specification:We are a mission-led and values-based museum. Please see our Mission/Vision andValues PDF that accompanies this document.● We are particularly interested in applications from students fromunder-represented groups, as covered in our EDI statement.● An intern with a can-do attitude and a strength-based mindset who is notafraid to ask questions, experiment and take their own initiative.● An interest in facilitation of groups: has experience of being part of community groups/working with young people and families.● A keen interest in the arts and Irish literature.● Flexibility and resilience - the museum is in its genesis and a fast-pacedworking environment.● Ability to work as part of a dynamic team.● Excellent verbal, written communication and interpersonal skills.● Enthusiastic and highly motivated.● Friendly and professional with a strong customer service ethos.
Additional Information:The internship is unpaid, but the museum can cover any day-to-day travel expensesincurred in travelling to the museum from home via Leap Card top-up. The internshipwill cover 30 hours per week, and the timetable is flexible and can be adapted to anyother work the intern may be engaged in. Weekend work may be required.Garda Vetting may be required if the intern wishes to work directly in our LearningProgramme.
Interviews will take place in MoLI in November, with date and time to be confirmed.
