Friday, October 6, 2023

Orchid Exhibit Internship Smithsonian Museum

This opportunity provides an intern with experience managing and caring for the Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection (SGOC), including exhibition, public programming, social media management, daily collection care, collections management, and interior plant maintenance.

The project’s primary focus will involve grooming and staking collection items for weekly exhibition delivery/installation, plant health monitoring, pulling/generating display labels, public programming, and assisting with creating social media content for a broad audience. The secondary focus will involve watering/fertilizing, repotting, and assisting with integrated pest management scouting and beneficial insect releases. Some public programs may occur on the weekend, which may cause some weekly schedule adjustments.

This internship offers hands-on experience working with living plant collections within a public garden and museum setting. The intern will work under the supervision of the Lead Orchid Collection Horticulturist and the Manager of Greenhouse Nursery Operations. Interns are encouraged to take advantage of the abundant resources of the Smithsonian Institution.

Application Deadline: October 15, 2023.  The internship will begin in January/February 2024.

More Information available here: https://gardens.si.edu/learn/internships/orchid-exhibit-internship/

If you have any questions about the application process, please email us at gardens@si.edu 

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