For nearly as long as humans have been around, we’ve been building shelters—places to sleep, eat, work, and play. And nearly as long as we’ve been building shelters, we’ve been doing it artistically. Function is still our primary goal—it’s the reason that we build things, but it’s amazing how development, architecture, construction and engineering, interior design, landscape architecture, and urban planning come together as an essential part of human culture. The National Building Museum in Washington, DC was started to “advance the quality of the built environment by educating the public about its impact on people’s lives.” Yes, it’s a museum filled with artifacts and objects related to the history of buildings, but it’s more than that. It’s really about “fostering lively discussion about a wide range of topics.”
I’ve always had a special appreciation for buildings because they’ve fed me, clothed me, and educated me. My Dad is an architect, so artistically inspired structures pay the bills (or at least they did, now it’s helping people find internships). If you have a passion for buildings, then an internship with National Building Museum will lay the perfect foundation for your career. The National Building Museum Internships page shows quite a opportunities. The positions are unpaid and available in Collections, Education, Family Programs, Development, Exhibtions, Curatorial, Marketing & Communications, Graphic Design, and Visitor Services (only some are available for the fall and have an application deadline of August 15th). There are some perks to being an NBM intern, and you can find all of the details on the internships here.
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