NMAI Conservation Department Program

The Conservation Department of the National Museum of the American Indian offers 1-2 year Fellowships funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Experience gained in the internship is relevant to the care, preservation, and conservation of the museum’s collection.

Areas of Study: Organic and inorganic materials, archaeology and ethnographic collections, objects and textiles.

Contact : Kaminitz, Head of the Conservation Department

Contact Address: NMAI Cultural Resource Center, 4220 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, MD 20746

Contact Phone: (301) 238-1415

Contact Fax: (301) 238-3201

Contact Email: kaminitzm@si.edu

Program Website: http://americanindian.si.edu/subpage.cfm?subpage=collections&second=conserv&third=training#andrew