Hi!
I just got accepted into a curatorial internship at the New Museum. I'm not sure if I should accept, given that it's an unpaid internship and I'm moving from Mexico City to NY. My family is willing to make a huge sacrifice to send me to NY (the US dollar – Mexican Peso situation is just over the top), but I'm not sure if my time at the New Museum will be worth all of the effort.
I was told by the curatorial assistant that my duties would include researching artists for upcoming exhibitions but also mailing, photocopying etc. I just want to know if interning at the New Museum is, at the end, worth the sacrifice that my parents will make to send me to NY, and pay for my rent etc.
Any insights about the work of a former intern at the New Museum will be of help!