Solomon R. Guggenheim Art Museum Internships (NYC)

The Solomon R. Guggenheim Art Museum displays a variety of forms of contemporary art and is located in New York City (not far from the Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt Design Museum, in fact!) The building was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and now houses an array of intriguing art installations and permanent pieces. Internships are offered for advanced undergrads and above, with plenty of professional development opportunities offered, including a field trip. An international fellowship and internship are also offered at the museum's international locations in Venice and Bilbao for candidates with language fluency in appropriate tongues.

Internship Information:

• Open to junior level and above undergrads, recent graduates, grad students, postgraduates, and mature professionals
• Spring, summer, fall internships available
• Spring and fall: part-time, 2 days a week
• Summer: full-time, 4-5 days/week
• 3 month commitment
• Museum culture seminar
• Unpaid, no housing available (suggestions can  be made)
• Summer graduate internship stipend program available (see site)
• Field trip
• Open to international students
• Departments available for internship (basically anything you can think of:
• Abu Dhabi Project (they are building a museum there but need help in NYC with planning)
• Abu Dhabi Project: Architecture/Exhibition Design
• Abu Dhabi Project: Curatorial
• Art Services and Prep
• Business Development
• Conservation
• Curatorial
• Curatorial: Asian Art
• Development (Individual, corporate, institutional, special events, operations)
• Director's Office
• Education
• Education: Public Programs
• Exhibition Design
• Exhibition Management
• Facilities and Office Services
• Finance
• Global Communications 
• Graphic Design
• HR
• IT
• Interactive
• Library and Archives
• Legal
• Marketing
• Media and PR
• Photography
• Publishing and Digital Media 
• Registrar
• Retail and E-commerce
• Visitor Services

Application Information:

• Application form
• Cover Letter
• Resume/CV
• List of relevant coursework
• 2 letters of recommendation
• 3-5 page writing sample (portfolio for certain departments)
• Postmarked before due dates:
• Summer: January 30
• Fall: June 1 
• Spring: November 1

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There is also an International Fellowship offered, which is paid work at three different museum locations, NYC, Bilbao, and Venice interesting in curatorial work. It is open those with at least a graduate degree in art history and a fluency in English, Italian, and Spanish.

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There is an international internship offered at the Guggenheim's location in Venice as well, with more information here: http://www.guggenheim-venice.it/inglese/education/internship-program.html