Fuller Craft Museum Internships (Massachusetts)

The Fuller Craft Museum in Brockton, Massachusetts (south of Boston) exhibits the work of artists who specialize in crafting artistry, such as fiber arts, shoemaking, collage, etc. The museum has a set of rotating exhibitions and features events, lectures, and fun public programs to engage the public as well as artist-taught craft workshops. The collection's focus is on contemporary art and welcomes exhibition proposals from artists. The museum offers part-time internships for undergraduate and grad students interested in museum work.

Internship Information:

• 8-15 hour per week commitment
• Upperclassmen undergraduates and grad students welcome
• "Apply early, before the college semester begins"
• Departments available to intern with:
• Marketing Intern: Design
• Design print and online content
• Experience with InDesign, Photoshop, and Dreamweaver (preferably)
• Majoring in graphic design
• Written and verbal communication, organization, computer skills
• Marketing Intern: Social Media
• Familiarity with "Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Hootsuite, Blogging, Microblogging, Pictures, Copy, Videos"
• Marketing and Communications majors preferred
• Responsibilities: Regularly updating social media accounts, Researching for update content, Maintaining good rapport with public and other departments
• Education Intern
• Experience leading art programs or developing curriculum is desirable
• Education, Studio Art, Art History, Museum studies majors preferred
• Research artists, Develop educational materials, Run programs, Give tours, etc.
• Event Planning Intern
• 4-month internship ending in mid-January
• Coordinate and organize Bridal Fair
• Assist with responding to event rental inquiries
• 5-10 hour per week commitment
• Arts Administration, Event Planning, or other relevant major
• Those with a degree but not enrolled in college currently may be considered
• Electronic application; cover letter and/or resume, depending on the internship
• Check for more information here

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All information about Fuller Craft Museum is taken from its website. This post was last updated on 10/9/2016. Applicants should check the museum's website for the most up-to-date information.

North Carolina Museum Internships and Volunteer Opportunities

Here is a list of North Carolina museums and historic sites that offer internships and volunteer opportunities. This list is by no means exhaustive, just a launching point for your internship search. These particular sites are mostly in Charlotte and Winston-Salem.
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Charlotte Nature Museum offers volunteer internships to juniors and seniors and grad students for college credit - more information here (Charlotte)

Levine Museum of the New South welcomes volunteers, including tour guides - more information here (Charlotte)

Discovery Place is a science and technology museum connected with Charlotte Nature Museum that also offers internships to juniors and seniors and grad students - more info here (Charlotte)

Carolinas Aviation Museum offers an education internship for students who have completed at least two years of undergraduate work (grad students are preferred) and are studying history, education, or museum studies and possess experience working in camp, childcare, or education - more info here (Charlotte)

The Billy Graham Library welcomes year-round and seasonal volunteers - more info here (Charlotte)

The Mint Museum is an art and craft museum that offers an extensive internship program with applications due in March, June, and November for the summer, fall, and spring, respectively...see the full post about it - more info here and here (Charlotte)

Old Salem Living History town/museum welcomes volunteers, including college interns - more info here (Winston-Salem)

The Children's Museum of Winston-Salem welcomes volunteers who enjoy working with children - more info here (Winston-Salem)

SciWorks Science Center and Environmental Park offer internships, posted here when available (Winston-Salem)

The Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art welcomes volunteers, with opportunities in exhibits, education, office, visitor services, and gardening - more info here (Winston-Salem)

Burwell School Historic Site welcomes volunteers - more info here (Hillsborough)

Korner's Folly historic house museum welcomes volunteers, offering opportunities giving tours, puppeteering, greeting visitors, assisting with events - more info here

Peabody Essex Museum Internships and Fellowships (Massachusetts)

The Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts is a one-of-a-kind medium-sized institution dedicated to interpreting American, Native American, Maritime, and Asian art, architecture, and textiles. The collection began with the souvenirs of New England sea captains and has expanded into an impressive array of art and photography in a state-of-the-art exhibit space. Public programming abounds, including an Art and Nature Center designed to be family-friendly. An extensive internship program is offered for students hoping to enter the museum field and seeking to get concrete project-based experience. Fellowship opportunities for professionals and graduate students of Native American, Alaskan, and Hawaiian background are also offered.

Internship Information:

• Project-based experience
• Professional development opportunities
• Volunteer
• Flexible hours
• Open to undergrad and grad students
• Departments:
• Art & Nature Center (education, exhibits, programming)
• Connected Learning (Education - art focus) - grad student preferrence
• Creative Engagement (events, programming)
• Curatorial/Exhibitions and Research
• Curatorial: Photography Collection - graduate student
• Design Intern/Creative Series (graphic design)
• Development
• Development: Events
• Executive Office (administrative)
• Exhibition Research and Publishing Rights (including experience developing books)
• Exhibition Research and Publishing Editorial Intern (writing, communications)
• Marketing
• Merchandising/Museum Shop
• Fall semester applications are due August 1
• Check the website for due dates for other semesters
• Application, cover letter, resume submitted via email or by mail
• More info here

Fellowship Information:

A Native American Fellowship is offered to graduate students and cultural professionals of Native American, Alaskan, and Hawaiian background. It is a paid, 10-week, full-time opportunity, with application information posted in January. A stipend, lodging, workshops, and travel expense coverage are offered and school credit can be arranged. More info here.

Florida Museum Internships and Volunteer Opportunities

Looking to get away to the land of fun and the sun (and old people)? Here are links to house museums and smaller-size museums offering volunteer opportunities and internships in Florida. It's by no means exhaustive, but a resource to begin your internships search.

• Stranahan House Museum (Fort Lauderdale)
• Bonnet House Museum (Fort Lauderdale)
• Rossetter House Museum (Melbourne)
• Knott House Museum (Tallahassee)
• Museum of Florida History (Tallahassee)
• Ximenez-Fatio House Museum (St. Augustine)
• Hernando Historical Museum Association (Brooksville)
• House of Refuge (Stuart)
• Leu Gardens and House Museum (Orlando)
• Ernest Hemingway House and Museum (Key West)
• The Barnacle House Museum (Coconut Grove)
• Harry S. Truman's Little White House (Key West)
• Key West Art and Historical Society (Key West)
• St. Augustine Historical Society Historic House Complex (St. Augustine)
• Art and History Museums Maitland (Maitland): offers internships for college students and recent graduates year-round:
• Marketing and Social Media
• Education
• History and Art History
• Development
• Rental and Retail
• more information here
• Museum of Arts and Sciences (Daytona Beach): offers unpaid internships on a "flexible and ongoing basis"; departments available:
• History Education
• Education
• Marketing and Public Relations
• Science and Ecology Education
• Group Sales
• Planetarium
• To apply, email resume and application with required information
• more information here
• Edison and Ford Winter Estates (Fort Myers): offers internships each semester, working 1-2 days/week with possible weekend shifts
• Events
• Education/Summer Camps
• Marketing/Public Relations
• Education/Recreation
• submit a resume, application, signed contract (available on website) 
• more information here
• Vizcaya House Museum (Miami): offers unpaid and paid opportunities in the fall, spring, and summer; internships:
• Learning Programs Facilitators (paid) (10 months, Sept-May, recruit in June-Aug)
• Special Events 
• Horticulture
• Collections and Curatorial Division
• Learning Division

Long Branch Plantation house museum Internships (Virginia)

Long Branch Plantation is a house museum and event venue in Clark County, VA, near Winchester. The Greek Revival mansion sits on acres of rolling farmland, home to a house farm, pond, and plenty of scenic greenery backed by the Appalachian mountains. Long Branch seeks to innovate the experience of a house museum and make it more relevant to today's visitors. It also offers public programming and a horse retirement facility. This undiscovered jewel of a historic home offers internships in a variety of departments.

Internship Information:

• Chance to complete independent projects
• Hands-on learning opportunities
• Create original work to share with public
• Departments available to complete projects in:
• Historic Preservation
• Digital History 
• Social Media
• Archival Research
• Marketing/Community Outreach
• Content Creation: Exhibits, Brochures, and Web
• Event Planning
• To apply, email resume with a short statement of interest
• More information available here

Volunteer and employment opportunities can be found here.

Salvador Dali Art Museum Internships (Florida)

The Salvador Dali Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida (right on the riverfront!) is dedicated to the interpretation of, well, Salvador Dali sculptures and paintings as well as other surrealist art. The museum offers changing exhibits as well as educational and family programming (even yoga) in their incredible glass dome building. Internships are also available for undergrad and grad students.

Internships Opportunities:

• Unpaid
• Seasonal
• College credit can be arranged with your home institution
• Flexible schedule
• Minimum 2 days/week or 15 hours/week
• Departments available to work in:
• Development
• Digital Media (Marketing)
• Education
• Finance
• Graphic Design (Marketing)
• Hospitality - Events
• Human Resources Management
• Information Technology
• Innovation Programming
• Library/Museum/Archival
• Museum Management
• Video Production/Editing
• Deadlines to apply:
• Summer: March 1
• Fall: July 1
• Spring: November 1
• More information here

Find out about volunteer opportunities here, as well as docent opportunities, which are open to high schoolers as well..

Old Sturbridge Village Living History Museum Internships (MA)

Old Sturbridge Village is a vibrant living history museum in Massachusetts, interpreting 1830's American history, with an emphasis on the Industrial Revolution and agricultural history. They have a collection of historic buildings, heritage livestock, and fantastic historic interpreters to bring this era to life for visitors. They also have an extensive internship program for those interested in museum work and offer stipends for many internships.

Internship Information:

• Open to undergrads and grad students who have completed at least 1 year of college
• Stipends of $1,500 are available for many internships
• Housing available at a fee 
• 3 scholarship opportunities are available
• Spring, fall, and summer semester internships available
• Summer internship is 12 weeks (start of June to third week of August)
• Internships available:
• Technology/Education
• Garden
• Curatorial
• Interpretation
• Museum Education
• Sustainable Agriculture
• Development (unpaid)
• Graphic Design (unpaid)
• Marketing (unpaid)
• Special Events (unpaid)
• To apply, fill out and submit an application form and materials
• Application due dates:
• Summer: early March
• Fall: mid-July
• Spring: mid-November
• Read more info on the website

An interpretation internship program is available for 14 to 17 year-olds. Applications are due in December. Learn more here.

Volunteers are welcomed, if over 18, and work in gardens, visitor services, office work, etc. Learn more here.

New Jersey Small Museums Internships - Part II

The first set of New Jersey small museums internships can be found here.

• The Howell Living History Farm, an 130-acre farm interpreted as a working farm in the early 1900s, offers an internship program in self-sufficient farming. Interns work for 12 weeks in the summer, spring, or fall and gain experience working with livestock, crop processing, gardening, and even wood and metalworking, as well as other tasks depending on the season. The opportunity is open to students and non-students. Sounds pretty cool! More info here. (Lambertville, NJ)
• The Museum of Early Trades and Crafts welcomes volunteer student interns. Those interested can send in a resume. Volunteers are welcome to work in programming, education, and visitor services. Sounds like a cool museum! More info here. (Madison, NJ)
• The Passaic County Historical Society has a house museum (Lambert Castle), museum, and library. They welcome high school and college age volunteer interns to work in collections, visitor services, events, research, library work, archival work, etc. More info here. (Paterson, NJ) 
• The Thomas Edison Museum at Menlo Park offers internship opportunities in Archives (college degree required) and Education (undergrad or grad), requesting two to three days work a week. More info here. (Edison, NJ)
• The Metlar Bodine House is a house museum and the historical museum of the Piscataway, NJ township.They welcome volunteers to work in Education, Preservation, Collections, PR, Tourism/Programming, Finance and Development, and Planning. More info here.
• The Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center welcome volunteers, especially those interested in visitor services and leading tours. More info here. (Little Falls, NJ - Montclair State Univ. campus)
• The Grounds for Sculpture sculpture garden welcomes volunteers, who can work as docents or help in the Education, Performing Arts, Guest Services,Gardens, etc., and college and grad student interns interested in museum work. Internship info here. Volunteer info here. (Hamilton, NJ)
• The Hoboken Historical Museum offers volunteer work, in particular to help with their events and festivals. More info here. (Hoboken, NJ)
• The Twin Lights Museum is housed in a former lighthouse and is dedicated to interpreting lighthouse history and has volunteer work available in programming, education, and visitor services, as well as children's programming. More info here. (Highlands, NJ)
• The Whippany Railway Museum welcomes volunteers over 21 years old willing to do physical labor. More info here. (Whippany, NJ)

Other New Jersey Historic Sites:

• Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts and Humanities & Emlen Physick Estate (Victorian home) - Cape May, NJ
• Walt Whitman Birthplace - Camden, NJ

Another list of New Jersey-area museum internships can be found here on the Seton Hall University's Museum Professions Internships page.

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Delaware Contemporary Art Museum Internships

The Delaware Contemporary is an innovative non-collecting art museum in Wilmington, DE with a focus on education, community engagement, and fostering relationships with local artists. The museum offers internships for older undergraduate and grad students with rolling admission.

Internship Opportunities:

• Unpaid
• 10-15 hour/week
• 12 weeks
• Junior/senior undergrad or graduate student
• Departments/Areas of Focus:
• Education
• Curatorial
• Marketing
• Museum Store
• Special Events

Application Information:

• Rolling admission
• Submit by email
• Materials (varies by department):
• Resume
• Cover Letter
• Unofficial Transcript
• Writing Sample

Volunteer Opportunities can also be found on this page of the website, including docent positions.

Artist opportunities are posted on the website when available as well. 

Delaware Museum of Natural History Internships

The Delaware Museum of Natural History, located in Wilmington, DE, is dedicated to the interpretation of science and ecology. They offer internships for high school and college students.

Internship Opportunities:

• Unpaid
• Summer
• College and grad student internships offered:
• Fundraising/Events (Development Dept.)
• Collections and Research
• Communications (marketing, PR, advertising, graphic design, web development are all possible focuses)
• Public Programming (early childhood edu., animal care, summer camp, gallery interpretation, education collections, events, family programs, rentals)
• High school internships offered:
• Public Programming (see above)
• Internships are posted early in the year on the organization's website

Volunteer opportunities are detailed on the museum website, located at this link.

American Museum of Natural History Internships (NYC)

The American Museum of Natural History is located in New York City and has a variety of exhibits featuring artifacts surrounding science-related subjects, including interactive and kid-friendly exhibits. The museum offers many interesting educational and professional opportunities, including an MA in Teaching and PhD program as well as internships for high school and college students.

Internship Opportunities:

1. High School internship
1. free transportation
2. Stipend
3. College and career prep
4. Summer and school year weekends
5. must attend high school in NYC and be 16-18 years old
6. Focus is on helping visitors learn about science 
7. Deadline: early April
8. Online application, essay, recommendation letter
2. Museum Education and Employment Program
1. Summer
2. Must be 18-21 years old and an NYC resident
3. An interest in science and ability to work with public and children
4. 4 weeks training, 6 weeks employment
5. Create and lead tours; interact with visitors
6. Application, personal statement, resume
7. Mid-march due date
3. Public Program / Margaret Mead Film Festival Program
1. Current college and grad students
2. Administrative, design, marketing, public programming, and education tasks
3. 2 whole days per week and 4 weekend or evening programs per month
4. Unpaid but can arrange credit
5. Rolling admission
4. Graduate student internships also available; info available upon request to the organization

More information on graduate and undergrad courses offered by the museum is available here: http://www.amnh.org/learn-teach/post-secondary/graduate-and-undergraduate-courses

Museum of Modern Art Internships (NYC)

The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City is a world-famous contemporary art museum. The museum offers internships open to undergraduates and graduates with plenty of professional development opportunities. It also has many other exciting extended learning and professional development opportunities.

Internship Information: 

• Seasonal or 12-month (year-long begins in September)
• Must have at least two years of college completed
• Open to graduates and professionals
• Open to international students
• Unpaid and no housing
• Departments: (variety of areas of focus within each)
• Curatorial Affairs 
• Education and Research Support
• Exhibitions and collections 
• External affairs (programming, communications, marketing)
• Administrative
• Retail

Application Information:

• Mail or online submission
• Materials:
• Application
• Resume
• Transcript (official or unofficial)
• Letter of recommendation
• Portfolio (for certain departments)

See the website for FAQ's and further details. 

Smithsonian Associates Internships

The Smithsonian Associates run educational programs and disseminate information about Smithsonian projects and exhibits in Washington, DC. They offer internships open to undergraduate and graduate students in a variety of areas, mostly relating to different aspects of museum programming, education, and outreach. If you enjoy education and arts within the museum setting, these sound like a lot of fun! Internships are unpaid and stipends are not offered. International students are welcomed but must obtain a work visa.

Internship Information:

• Undergrad and grad students
• No particular background of study required
• unpaid 
• Selected interns must undergo a background check
• Academic credit can be arranged with student's institution
• Following departments are available to work in:
• Smithsonian Sleepovers (coordinate, plan, and work at...have to sleep over with the kids in the museum)
• Development
• Discovery Theater:
• DT Admin/House Management
• DT Technical Intern
• DT Museum Theater and Education Intern
• Adult Education Programming
• Digital Marketing
• Film Production
• Performing Arts
• Specials Events
• Social Media
• Studio Arts
• Summer Camp

Application Information:

• Must submit:
• Current Resume
• Recent Writing Sample
• Academic transcript (unofficial or official)
• Two letters of recommendation
• Online application
• Due dates:
• Summer: February 1
• Fall: July 1
• Winter/Spring: October 1
• Applications may still be considered after due dates

Volunteer opportunities can also be found here: http://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/volunteer/

Sound like some fun internships! 

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage Internships and Fellowships

The Smithsonian's Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage archives and records folk music and puts on an annual folk festival on the Washington, DC Mall, showcasing foreign and US cultural heritages. Internships are available year-round for students and non-students. Most are non-paying and length and hours are flexible, ranging from six weeks to a year. Fellowships are also offered through the Smithsonian.

Internship Opportunities:

• Preferred 15-20 hours/week but hours are flexible
• Mentorship Program for a More Diverse Workplace: for women of color (small stipend for 100 hours of work in fall semester)
• Fall 2016 deadline is September 1, 2016 
• Flexible year-round opportunities
• Fields of work:
• Folklife Festival:
• Anthropology, ethnomusicology, language studies focus
• Year-round but particularly in the summer
• Summer: need interns to work on event production, technical crew, Festival marketplace, social media, web production, Festival blog, graphic design, curatorial team, PR, volunteer coordination, video production, administration
• Summer interns must work every day of festival: last week of June and first of July
• Smithsonian Folkways Recording:
• Cross between record label and museum
• Intern projects in marketing, social media, mail order, royalties and copyright, recording production, web production, 
• graphic design, typography internships for students proficient in Adobe Creative Suite with a portfolio to submit
• Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives:
• Work in archives and collections cataloging, preservation, digitization
• Summer interns process audio and video from Folklife Festival
• Welcome Library and Info Studies students 
• Should have interest in world folk traditions, audio engineering, photography, photoshop, web design, or library and archival work 

Application Requirements:

• Online application 
• Essay
• Resume
• Transcript
• Letters of recommendation
• Summer deadline: March 15
• Rest of the year: six weeks before desired start date 

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Fellowship Program:

• Predoctoral, postdoctoral, senior postdoctoral scholars
• Very competitive (according to website)
• Awarded annually
• Arranged through Smithsonian's Office of Fellowships and Grants

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Information about volunteering can be found here.

Northwest DC House Museum Internships

Dumbarton House, the headquarters of the National Society of the Colonial Dames, offers internships for graduate students or recent grads of master's programs in the spring, summer, and fall. The positions have specific projects in mind and typically offer a stipend and are listed on their website as they become available. The current summer internship has an application deadline of early April, for reference. The other seasons tend to be open until filled, but be cautioned that they tend to leave listings up even after the deadline is passed or the position is filled, so check with the contact person to see if the position is still open before going through the effort of applying. They don't offer housing and applicants should be forewarned that there is plenty of competition, especially for education internships, from GWU museum education grad students. But it is a lovely federal-style house in beautiful historic Georgetown.

• Stipends for most internships
• Summer, fall, spring internships
• Specific projects
• Internships in Education, Marketing, etc. 
• Graduate students preferred (although the author got an interview as an undergraduate)
• Historic home focusing in 18th and early 19th century American history
• Parking (though a difficult area to drive in) or a mile+ walk from Dupont Circle Metro 
• Typical application requirements: Cover letter and resume (email or mail)
• Typical due date: Beginning of April.

Individual listings include more specific details.

Open Positions Listings link: http://dumbartonhouse.org/archives/2769 

• Interested parties can also volunteer as docents, researchers, public programming assistants, gardeners, and marketing and office workers. The docent training is held at certain times, the last listed one being in February 2016. Get more information here: http://dumbartonhouse.org/volunteer-information

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Tudor Place is another historic home in Georgetown, a beautiful neighborhood in northwest DC with many hidden historic treasures! The house is beautiful and has an incredible array of public programming as well as a must-see garden. They offer a variety of education and visitor programming internships as well as some marketing and development, gardening, and even design internships. Specific programs are posted each season on their web site, offering special projects to work on. 

• Typically 15-25 hours per week or 2-3 days per week
• Specific projects and positions
• Academic credit available
• Graduate preference but consideration given to strong undergrads (the author got an interview as an undergrad)
• Internships in Education, Visitor Services, Public Programming, Marketing, Gardening, etc., varying from season to season
• Historic house museum focusing on American history
• Parking and public transportation (bus and/or long walk from Dupont Circle or Tenleytown metro)
• Typical due date: Beginning of April
• Typical application process: email cover letter and resume

Individual listings include more specific details.

Visit the museum's web page for current internship listings: https://www.tudorplace.org/get-involved/employment/

Interested parties can also volunteer as house or garden tour docents as well as special event and public programming assistants, gardeners, and office work assistants. More information here: https://www.tudorplace.org/get-involved/volunteer/

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Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum Internships and Fellowships

The Anacostia Community Museum is a newer Smithsonian institution located in southeast Washington, DC. This cutting-edge museum seeks to interpret urban experiences and the culture of minorities. It offers a very mentor-focused internship experiences for students aged eighteen or older and enrolled at or recently graduated from an academic institution.

Program Information Page link: http://anacostia.si.edu/About/InternFellows 

Internship program:

• Academic credit available
• Interest in areas of focus presented at the museum 
• 18 years or older and enrolled or recently graduated from an academic institution
• At least 6 weeks; typically 3 months to 1 year
• 20 hours/week
• Internships available in: Office of Advancement, Collections, Education, Research, Design, Public Relations, and Special Events
• Unpaid without stipends (at least for now although the Smithsonian offers some scholarship programs, particularly for minorities)
• Selection made on a case-by-case basis based on student preparation and the institution's faculty availability and needs
• Most likely a rolling deadline

Fellowship program:

• Welcomed but arranged through the Smithsonian Office of Internships and Fellowships