Intern at the Art Collection Office 100%

About the job

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Building Department Canton Zurich

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September 1, 2026

Intern at the Art Collection Office

Would you like to get to know everyday professional life up close?

Are you interested in Zurich's art scene and want to work with artworks exhibited in offices, schools, notaries, or hospitals?

Do you want insight into the areas of registry, art and construction, and curatorship and enjoy bringing art closer to people with different levels of prior knowledge? Then be sure to apply!

Are you interested in Zurich's art scene and want to work with artworks exhibited in offices, schools, notaries, or hospitals?

Do you want insight into the areas of registry, art and construction, and curatorship and enjoy bringing art closer to people with different levels of prior knowledge? Then be sure to apply!

Your tasks

• You support the team of the office in its diverse daily work around the care of one of the largest art collections in Switzerland
• You manage the art library, our art loan offer for employees of the canton. This includes, among other things, selecting suitable prints from the collection, corresponding with canton employees, and advising them during the art library appointments
• After appropriate introduction, you take on smaller curatorial projects

Your profile

• You are an art historian with a university degree at bachelor or master level
• You have a strong interest in regional collection objects, enjoy practical work with artworks as well as dealing with people
• You express yourself fluently in spoken and written German
• A category B driving license and driving experience in the city of Zurich are advantageous

Ready to get started?

During an internship at the Building Department, you take on diverse and challenging tasks and experience everyday professional life up close - just 2 minutes from the main train station.

During an internship at the Building Department, you take on diverse and challenging tasks and experience everyday professional life up close - just 2 minutes from the main train station.

Your contact

Fabienne Dubs

Curator / Deputy Head of Office, Internship Supervisor

+41 43 259 42 74

Curator / Deputy Head of Office, Internship Supervisor

+41 43 259 42 74

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About us

The Building Department Canton Zurich manages one of the largest art collections in Switzerland. Since 1908, the canton of Zurich has been collecting works by artists with a local connection. The Art Collection Office mainly presents these objects in publicly and semi-publicly accessible cantonal spaces, such as in central administration, offices, schools, notaries, or hospitals. Canton employees also have the opportunity to borrow artworks for their offices from the art library. The office is also responsible for the art-and-construction projects that the canton associates with its construction projects.

We offer…

Lunch voucher

Fair salaries

Responsible activity

Workplace near main station

Interaction at eye level

Your application process

Pre-selection

Initial interview

Taster day = trial work (half day)

Final decision