Eugene V. Thaw Fellowship for Collections Cataloguing

Unique among Met fellowships, the purpose of this position in the Department of European Paintings is to train emerging museum professionals in the practice of cataloguing works of art, including researching and compiling provenance information, exhibition histories, and bibliographic references, as well as documenting critical opinions found in literature. Fellows also receive training in The Museum System (TMS), a collections management database widely used by museums. The fellow participates in a range of activities, typically focusing on a specific portion of the collection, and works closely with curators, conservators, and cataloguers under the direction of the Senior Collections Cataloguer. With European Paintings colleagues, the fellow develops areas of personal interest within the fields of collections cataloguing and art history. To further develop their expertise, the fellow may also have the opportunity to travel to research objects in the European Paintings collection. This is a 12-month, full-time fellowship position where fellows are embedded in the Department of European Paintings and work alongside Met staff.