The Barnes Art Museum Internships (Philadelphia)

The Barnes Foundation, who run both an art museum in Philadelphia and an arboretum in Merion, PA, offer internship programs for undergraduate and grad students. The Barnes is a unique art museum located near the Philadelphia Museum of Art, encompassing an extensive collection of some of the biggest names in impressionist and early modern art that belonged to one man who insisted his collection be kept inside of his home. Thus the gallery space is set up exactly as his home was and the art is hung in the same spaces as in his original home, which had become too small a space for the amount of visitors wanting to see the unparalleled collection.

Internship Information:

• Open to undergraduate and graduate students
• Summer, fall, and spring internships
• Semester or longer internships available
• Departments available:
• Arboretum
• Archives
• Art Education
• Art Library
• Conservation
• Curatorial
• Development (Giving)
• Finance
• Graphic Design
• Horticulture Education
• Human Resources
• Information Technology
• Legal
• Marketing and Social Media
• Membership
• PR
• Publications
• Registration
• Visual Resource, Website
• Summer internship: 8 consecutive weeks, at least 2 days/week, Friday mandatory enrichment activities
• Typical Deadlines:
• Summer: March 1
• Fall: June 1
• Spring: October 1
• Application, resume, essay, transcripts, 2 letters of recommendation mailed
• More information here