Work experience inside the art world

Gaining relevant work experience during the vacations is highly recommended.

The History of Art department is developing links with a number of institutions which may be able to provide work experience opportunities during vacations. You might like to consider:

• The Churches Conservation Trust
• Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings
• The National Trust
• The Victoria & Albert Museum, London
• The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
• Christie’s, London
• Sotheby’s, London
• Bonhams

If you would be interested in getting a placement with one of these institutions, contact Jenny Alexander by emailing jennifer dot s dot alexander at warwick dot ac dot uk.

The Mead Gallery here at Warwick sometimes employs students during term time. Contact Mead Gallery staff for details.

You can also make speculative applications to organisation of your choice. The Student Opportunity: Careers team provides advice on finding work experience, making bursary applications, setting objectives for placements and reflecting on the learning and skills gained during work-related experiences.

Work experience outside the art world

The type of opportunities available to you may include:

• Voluntary and charity
• Human resources
• PR, media and advertising
• Health and social work
• Sales and marketing
• Arts and cultural
• Leisure and tourism
• IT and technical
• Manufacturing
• Banking and finance
• Pharmaceuticals
• Science and engineering