Teaching and Fellowships
As well as contributing to the Museum's programme of public
lectures and gallery talks, the Department of Prints and Drawings
offers practical training in the understanding of printmaking
techniques and knowledge of print history through the Michael
Bromberg Fellowship.
Michael Bromberg Fellowship
The Michael Bromberg fellowship was endowed in 1978 to promote
education by the study of prints and their history, and has been
held in the British Museum since 2001. In furtherance of this end,
practical training in the understanding of printmaking techniques
and knowledge of print history through the fellowship will be given
by means of internships lasting about three months in the
Department of Prints and Drawings.
The internships give the fellows a familiarity with the
methods of arrangement and workings of a Print Room so that they
are able to undertake research in the field in future. In
addition, each intern will agree an individual project of scholarly
interest and value to conduct under the supervision of a member of
department staff.
The Department's collection covers western prints from the early
fifteenth century to the present day, and interests in any areas of
the collection are equally welcome. The Trustees of the British
Museum wish to award two Michael Bromberg fellowships annually. The
fellowships can be held at any point in the year by agreement with
the Department of Prints and Drawings and to suit the fellow's own
academic course, but should be for a continuous period of time. The
value of each scholarship will be £3,000, paid as a single grant at
the beginning of the period. The holders will be responsible for
making all arrangements about travel, accommodation, attendance
etc.
Fellowships are open to students of all nationalities. It is
expected that the successful candidates are most likely to be
students after the final year of their first degree or in the
process of undertaking a second degree (whether before, during or
immediately after). In offering fellowships, the electors will look
for outstanding academic promise, and an interest in the field of
prints and works of art on paper.
Candidates should contact the Keeper of Prints and Drawings if
they require further information. There is no application form.
Applications must be in writing, explaining why the student is
interested in the fellowship, what qualities he or she brings to it
and what he or she hopes to gain from it. Applicants should enclose
a full curriculum vitae and ask two academic referees to send
letters of support directly to the Keeper of Prints and Drawings at
the British Museum.
Candidates must have a good English speaking and writing
ability. Since interns will need to be given security passes to
access the department and its collections, they will need to go
through the same security checks as British Museum employees
and contractors, though the interns are not employees of the
British Museum and no other contractual relationship exists with
the Museum.
The closing date for each year's applications is 31 December,
and awards will be made by the middle of the following
February.
Candidates will only be called for interview if this is the only
way to resolve a problem in the minds of the electors.
Postal address:
Department of Prints and Drawings
The British Museum
Great Russell Street
London WC1B 3DG
Telephone: (020) 7323 8405
Fax: (020) 7323 8999
Email: prints@britishmuseum.org