Smithsonian Cooper Hewitt Design Museum, NYC Summer Internships

The Smithsonian's Cooper Hewitt Design Museum in New York City offers a summer internship program for college students interested in learning about museum practice.

Internship details:

• 10 weeks/ 40 hours per week
• Summer (second week of June to mid-August)
• field trips, lectures, and public programs
• Cross-disciplinary (open to a variety of majors)
• $2,500 stipend
• Undergrads and those who will graduate right before that summer
• Departments:
• Communications and Marketing
• Cross-Platform Publications
• Development and membership
• Curatorial: Drawing, Prints, and Graphic Design
• Digital and Emerging Media
• Curatorial: Product Design
• Education
• Library
• Curatorial: Textiles
• Curatorial: Socially Responsible Design

Application details:

• Late February due date
• Resume, cover letter, short essay, two references, transcript
• Apply online

View more details here: http://www.cooperhewitt.org/careers/

The building looks incredible! Sounds like a hip and intriguing set of opportunities for more progressive and artistic students interested in museums.