The Historical Museum of Southern Florida (HMSF) is looking for 20 creative freshmen and sophomores to participate in its upcoming Teen Miami program. Applicants must be high school freshman or sophomores in September 2010.Teen Miami is a three-year museum internship and exhibition development project aimed at addressing the need for teen voices and perspectives in museum exhibitions and collections. The selected teen participants will be instrumental in helping to make the museum and the Teen Miami exhibition relevant to the teenagers of today.
Selected student interns will:
o Be trained in the behind the scenes operations of a history museum;
o Gain real life work experience by working as paid interns in various museum departments;
o Participate in an oral history project documenting teen life across generations in Miami-Dade County; and
o Develop a Teen Miami exhibition, which will open at HMSF in 2012.
Program Requirements:
o Interested students must complete an application by April 15, 2010.
o Student applicants must be entering their freshman or sophomore year of high school in September of 2010.
o Teen Miami requires a significant time commitment. Selected teen participants must commit five weeks of their time to HMSF for three consecutive summers (2010, 2011 and 2012) and eight hours a month of their time for three consecutive school years (2010, 2011, 2012).
o Program stipends: After successfully completing the first five-week museum orientation program, teens will receive paid internships at the museum.
To find out more about Teen Miami and download the Teen Miami application go to www.hmsf.org/teenmiami/ or contact Mariela Rossel, Teen Miami Coordinator, Historical Museum of Southern Florida, 101 West Flagler Street, Miami, FL 33130, 305-375-1601, m.rossel@hmsf.org
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