Virginia Union University

The Virginia Union University Museum of African Art will pilot a paid internship program for undergraduate students attending Virginia Union University. The program will create 24 internship positions over a three-year period in partnership with the Valentine Museum, Virginia Museum of History and Culture, and the Institute for Contemporary Art at Virginia Commonwealth University. Interns will lead tours, preserve and interpret primary source materials, participate in membership campaigns, and network with professionals from museums, archives, and other arts organizations. Each intern will create and develop a research project using the museum's collections that will culminate in either a public event presenting research, an exhibition, or tangible educational resources. The projects will be documented through a website, highlighting the program for the campus and surrounding community.