Short Description:
The Museum’s Internship Program offers college undergraduates, graduate students, and recent graduates’ valuable insights into the operations of a professional museum environment. Interns collaborate on meaningful and engaging projects with museum staff and participate in a series of meetings and workshops focused on contemporary museology.
*Please note: Only individuals who are authorized to work in the United States are eligible for this program.*
Job Summary
The Collections Intern will be involved in a range of collection and exhibition management projects with special attention to collection stewardship. The internship will engage interested candidates in museum registration tasks focused on collection administration. Potential projects may also include supporting the Registrar, the Collections Database Manager, and Archivist with research, administrative projects, and collection file reviews.
The Collections Internship position is designed for undergraduate and graduate students who are majoring/minoring in museum studies, or a related field. Applicants should have an interest in fine art registration and cataloging, have excellent attention to detail, ability to work with databases, research skills and knowledge of the museum’s historical collecting focus. Applicants must be able to handle multiple projects at once, work in a chilled windowless storage environment and work independently as needed with the ability to communicate progress on assigned projects, and any needs to accomplish the projects.
Application Information
Each internship cycle could include opportunities in the following departments: Communications, Collections, Curatorial, Director’s Office, Development, Education and Visitor Experience.
Applicants are encouraged to indicate both a first and second choice among the listed departments.
Due to the high volume of applications, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted directly. We appreciate your understanding.
- Program Duration: September 15 – December 19, 2025 (14 weeks)
- Weekly Commitment: 21 hours per week, Monday through Friday. Interns are required to be on-site at least three days per week, including mandatory attendance on Tuesdays.
Application Requirements:
To be considered, applicants must submit the following
- Resume
- A cover letter
Eligibility:
- Open to undergraduate and graduate students, or recent graduates
- Must be authorized to work in the United States
- Background in museum studies or related fields
- Detail-oriented, with research skills and familiarity with databases
- Comfortable working independently and in collections storage environments
Program Benefits or Awards:
- Weekly commitment: 21 hours/week (minimum 3 days on-site, including Tuesdays)
- Stipend: $5,292
- Location: On-site in New York
Entry Fee: none
Location: New York, USA
Deadline: 20 July 2025
Website link:
https://ats.rippling.com/es-ES/studiomuseumcareers/jobs/61a6221f-2176-4a0c-bcd2-81d52da939f7?src
