2025 Central Park Conservancy Monuments Conservation Technician Internship (MCT)
Listing Start Date: December 15, 2024
Expires: March 28, 2025
The Conservancy is offering six full-time summer monuments internship positions in outdoor sculpture and architectural conservation and associated park maintenance. Working under the supervision of the Manager of Conservation, interns will be trained in the examination, documentation, preservation, and conservation of the Central Park collection. They will accompany and support CPC preservation and conservation, and infrastructure staff in a working environment that fosters focus, collaboration, and sound judgment. Through thoughtful consideration of goals, rationale, materials, and methodologies, they will strengthen their competency as conservation technicians, while practicing treatment, honing crucial hand skills, and demonstrating efficiency with personal and public safety in their work.
Through this program, the Conservancy seeks to promote and strengthen cultural diversity in the field of cultural heritage and encourages applications from BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) and other underrepresented groups and individuals with diverse and distinctive skill sets and experiences.
Selection of possible projects for summer 2025
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Protective coatings refurbishment of the bronze sculptures The Tempest and 7th Regiment Memorial
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Sherman Memorial fine finish refurbishment and pest bird deterrence
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Maine Monument masonry project work
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Frederick Douglass Circle restoration project support
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Bethesda Terrace and fountain digital documentation, sculptural restoration, and masonry preservation
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Cleopatra’s Needle inspection, documentation and stabilization
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Central Park Conservancy Monuments archive organization
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Preservation and restoration of select bronze donor plaques
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Select Central Park infrastructure department project support
Summary of Essential Job Duties
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Exercise excellent judgment
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Effectively function independently and as part of a team
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Safely operate vehicles and equipment in an urban park environment
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Comfortable working from heights and/or in confined spaces
Minimum Requirements:
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Applicants should have experience with, and strong interest in the professional and scientific methodologies and practices of conservation, historic preservation, and/or another closely aligned field such as archaeology, art history, applied science, and/or the trades, including masonry, metalworking, and fine carpentry
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Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the US before applying, and for the duration of this placement
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Applicants must possess a current United States issued driver’s license or equivalent
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Physically able to move 50 lbs. and to wear a respirator for up to 4 hours per day (with breaks)
Rate: $22.00 per hour
This is an on-site internship.
Interested applicants should respond with a cover letter and C.V./resume to the URL below by March 28, 2025. Applicants will be contacted after March 30 if selected for an interview.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
The Central Park Conservancy’s work is guided by the belief that Central Park, and all public parks, must be managed and actively protected as an inclusive and democratic space for all.
Working closely with our New York City partners, we will always strive towards creating and sustaining a sense of belonging for all visitors and advocating for equitable and accessible public use of the Park. In service of this belief, we are committed to fostering a workforce and organizational culture that is as diverse as Central Park itself and the dynamic city it serves.