Maryland State Archives Internships

The Maryland State Archives in Annapolis, Maryland holds government documents dating back to the state government's creation in 1634, including paper documents, photographs, and maps. They also have an extensive digitized collection accessible online and are continuing the digitization process. The archives offers year-round volunteer internships for high school, undergraduate, and grad students. They also occasionally offer paid internships, which are listed on their website when available.

Information on Opportunity:

• Available to students attending school in Maryland or Maryland residents attending school out-of-state, including:
• High school students
• Undergraduates
• Graduate students
• Internship departments:
• Archival Management
• Historical Research
• Electronic Archives
• Possible tasks:
• Research
• Writing
• Web design
• Electronic imaging
• Computer programming
• Record stripping
• Accessioning
• Emphasis on computer technology in historical research and archiving
• May require off-site work
• Available throughout school year and summer
• More information here

Application Information:

• Mail application
• Required materials (as of 5/5/17)
• Cover Letter
• Maryland State Employment Form (available on website)
• Letter of recommendation from faculty member
• Writing sample
• Unofficial academic transcripts
• More information here

Check the Maryland State Archives website for information on other jobs and volunteer work.

This information was all taken from the MSA website and can only be guaranteed as up-to-date as of 5/5/2017. Always check the organization's website for the most current information.

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Corning Museum of Glass Internships (New York)

The Corning Museum of Glass in Corning, New York (near the Finger Lakes region of NY and somewhat close to the Pennsylvania border) is dedicated to interpreting and preserving the science and art of glassmaking. It presents glassmaking demonstrations and hands-on workshops in addition to its extensive collection of historic glassware. The museum offers unpaid internships, accepting applications on a rolling basis.

Internship information:

• Unpaid
• Rolling admission (no set application deadlines)
• Open to college students from various majors
• Internships departments/programs:
• Volunteer Program coordination
• Collections Management
• Education
• Special Collections, Library, and Archives
• Glassmaking Demonstration (3 months)
• Flameworking and Properties of Glass
• Library Public Services
• Conservation Department Trainee Program (grad students and post-grads with experience with glass)
• Get more information here: http://www.cmog.org/get-involved/internships 

Application Process:

• Note: These guidelines are subject to change; be sure to check the organization website for updated information when applying
• Rolling admission
• Submit via email:
• Resume
• Cover Letter (content specified on the museum website)

Other Museum Opportunities:

• After-school and summer programs in curation, education, leadership, and science for teenagers
• Volunteer and docent opportunities
• Live stream of museum lectures and events

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Henry Ford Museum Internship and Fellowship (Michigan)

The Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan (near Detroit) offer a graduate internship and fellowship program. Greenfield Village is an 80-acre living history museum featuring a variety of buildings significant to American history, working farms, historic crafts, a historic "downtown", a working historic locomotive, and more. The Henry Ford Museum spotlights objects showcasing American inventions and innovations. Also on-site is the Ford Rouge Factory, featuring the Manufacturing Innovation Theater.


Simmons Graduate Internship Program

• For current grad students pursuing careers in museums, historical agencies, conservation, or a related area
• Experience working in an American history museum
• Minimum 12-week internship
• Negotiable start and end dates
• For more information, including contact information, click here

Clark Travel-to-Collections Research Fellowship

• For those interested in using the Henry Ford automotive collection for research
• Researchers from all disciplines, career fields welcome
• A wide variety of candidates is welcome: curators, doctoral candidates, students, teachers, archivists, etc.
• Two-week to two-month period, full-time research
• Can cover any area of automotive history
• Research should be for a particular project
• up to $2,400 will be provided to defray expenses
• At least one fellowship awarded a year
• Applications typically accepted between March to the end of December for a fellowship the following year (always check the website for current dates)
• More information here

Learn more about volunteer opportunities and current employment opportunities.

All information taken from the Henry Ford Museum webpage.


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Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art Internships (Massachusetts)

The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, Massachusetts is dedicated to the art of children's book illustration, including permanent galleries and temporary exhibitions. Basically, it sounds incredible. The museum holds over 13,000 works of art and runs educational programming, professional training for educators, and graduate programs in library science and children's literature in conjunction with Simmons College. The site also features an art studio, theater, picture book library, and research library. The Carle offers summer, fall, spring, and J-term internships to undergraduate and grad students in a variety of areas of focus, including some paid opportunities.

Internship Information:

• Open to undergrad and grad students
• Flexible work hours; some weekend and holiday work may be required for events
• Spring and Fall internships: 120 hour minimum, 8 hours/week minimum
• Unpaid Summer internships: 175 hours, 20-25 hours/week
• J-term: 20 hours/week, 1-2 weekend days
• Academic credit can be arranged with your college
• Housing, meal, travel expenses not provided for though local public transportation is sometimes available
• Internships available:
• Art Studio Internship (Fall, J-Term, Spring, Summer) - art education, working with kids, open to undergrads, unpaid
• Collections and Exhibitions (Summer) - collections care and management, art and database work, unpaid
• Development and Marketing (Fall, J-Term, Spring, Summer) - fund-raising, office works, promotional work, unpaid
• Trinkett Clark Internship (Paid Summer) - college juniors, seniors, and grad students pursuing museum or art careers; 8 weeks; collections and education/outreach
• Alix Zecharias Internship (Paid Summer) - college juniors, seniors, graduates, and grad students; 8 weeks; mentored by executive director, work in marketing and education

Application Information:

• Typical Due Dates (always check the organization website for the most up-to-date information):
• Paid Summer Internships: February 15
• Unpaid Summer Internships: April 1
• Fall: August 1
• J-Term: November 10
• Spring: November 10
• Application materials (again, always check the organization website):
• Application
• Cover Letter
• Resume or CV
• Letters of Recommendation (two if applying to a paid opportunity)
• Official Transcript (paid opportunities)
• Mail or e-mail

For more information about the internships, click here.

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

Los Angeles County Museum of Art Internships and Fellowships

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art in Los Angeles, CA collects art from a variety of time periods and locations, including modern and contemporary art, including an extensive collection of textiles and historic costume. They offer internships for students year-round.

Internship Information:

• Some year-round and some seasonal opportunities
• Opportunities vary by year
• Departments available:
• Costume & Textiles - Collections Management
• Spring, summer, and fall 
• Must have completed bachelor's before start
• Unpaid
• Typical Deadlines:
• October 15: Spring semester
• March 15: Summer 
• June 15: Fall semester
• Resume and cover letter
• Costume & Textiles - Curatorial
• Spring, summer, and fall
• Unpaid but credit can be arranged
• Grad and post-grad students
• Typical Deadlines:
• October 15: Spring semester
• March 15: Summer 
• June 15: Fall semester

• Collections Management 
• Spring, summer, and fall
• Juniors, seniors, grad, and post-grad
• Credit can be arranged
• Typical Deadlines:
• Nov. 1: Spring
• Mar. 1: Summer
• July 1: Fall
• Registrar & Collections:
• Spring, summer, and fall
• Undergrad, grad, and post-grad
• Unpaid but credit can be arranged
• Typical Deadlines:
• Nov. 1: Spring
• Mar. 1: Summer
• July 1: Fall
• Development Research 
• Summer 2016 (may or may not repeat)
• late May deadline
• undergrad, recent graduate, grad
• Corporate Giving
• Fall 2016 (may or may not repeat)
• undergrad, recent graduates, grad
• late June deadline
• submit resume and cover letter electronically
• more info here (always check for current information, particularly on deadlines)

Click more information on jobs and volunteer opportunities at the museum.

Normal Rockwell Museum Internships (Massachusetts)

The Normal Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, MA is dedicated to preserving and interpreting the memory of Rockwell. It maintains an archive of letters and photos, run a gallery with special changing exhibitions, and run interpretive programs. The museum is also situated on a large, park-like campus and offers a variety of internship programs throughout the year.

Internship Information: 

• Spring, fall, summer semester internships
• College credit can be arranged with the student's school
• Housing not available but the museum can help interns find housing and part-time employment in the town
• Offer professional development and educational opportunities
• Open to undergrad and grad students in History, Art Hist., Museum Studies, Public Hist.
• Part-time internships, flexible hours
• Departments available:
• Archives (8-10 hours/week, 3 months, Mon-Fri.)
• Curatorial (20 hours/week, 3 months, M-F)
• Education 
• Finance/Accounting 
• Marketing & Communications (advertising, PR, social media, digital, website, graphics, photography)
• Digital Engagement (10 weeks; web development, A/V editing; HTML5 and JavaScript knowledge desirable)

Application:

• Application form
• Letter of intent
• Resume
• 2 references
• Submit by email
• Typical Due dates:
• Spring: end of November
• Fall: end of August
• Summer: ?
• More info here

Click to find information about volunteering and career opportunities at the museum.

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

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.

Amelia Island Museum of History Internships (Florida)

The Amelia Island Museum of History in Fernandina Beach, Florida is a spoken-history museum, focused on story-telling and the interpretation of local heritage and history. It is a well-respected museum that offers creative, engaging programming, including docent-led tours of the museum and surrounding historic district and changing exhibits. The museum also runs an archive and welcomes researchers. Internships are offered for students and graduates interested in museum work and provides experience with the management of the museum...an excellent opportunity!

Internship Opportunities:

• Unpaid
• Open to undergrad, grad students and recent (within 12 months) graduates
• College credit may be arranged
• Summer, fall, winter
• 30-40 hours/week, 8-12 week period
• All interns will also gain experience:
• Interacting with board members
• Researching grants
• Attending management-level meetings
• Departments available to work in:
• Archival
• Education/Exhibits
• Marketing/Creative (Social Media, Design)
• Volunteer Management/Tours (interpretation)
• More information here

The museum has plenty of exciting volunteer opportunities, including work in archiving, leading tours, maintaining the building and grounds, visitor services, gardening, historic interpretation, etc. Learn more 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..

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum Internships (Ohio)

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum is located in Cleveland, Ohio and celebrates the history and continuing story of rock and roll music. The museum is a massive seven floors and houses countless priceless memorabilia related to the giants of the genre, as well as film theaters and changing exhibits. The museum offers internships to undergrad and grad students throughout the year.

Internship Opportunities:

• Open to undergrad and grad students
• Unpaid
• 12-40 hours/week; min. 8 weeks
• Professional development and training in summer season
• Departments available to intern with:
• Library and Archives 
• Development
• Education
• HR
• Legal
• Strategy and Planning
• Marketing and Communications
• Collections
• Digital Media
• More info here

Application Information:

• Cover letter, resume, letter of recommendation, personal statement
• Deadlines:
• Summer: due March 15
• Fall: due August 15
• Spring: due December 15

Learn more about volunteer, docent, and career opportunities here.

James Madison's Montpelier House Museum Archaeology Internships (Virginia)

Montpelier was the stately neoclassical home and gardens of James Madison. Located in Orange, Virginia, the home was restored not too long ago and has an active archaeology program, running on-site excavations and an object assessment lab where visitors can learn about the process of excavating and identifying artifacts. The house museum offers archaeology internships as well as field schools for non-students.

Internship Opportunities:

• College students and recent graduates
• Must attend one of their 4-5 week archaeological field schools (accredited through JMU and SUNY Plattsburg) 
• Summer and year-long opportunities available
• Field and lab internships
• Some paid positions, some unpaid
• Housing is provided
• Cover letter and CV required for field school application
• More info here

Learn about other archaeology programs (including a teacher program).

Learn about available jobs and volunteer work here.

Museum of Tolerance Internships (California)

The Museum of Tolerance is a multi-location (and multi-national!) institution dedicated to interpreting the history of the Holocaust and encouraging the development of tolerance and kindness in the general populace. This particular branch is in Los Angeles, CA, but there are also locations in New York City and Jerusalem. The museum offers unpaid internships to students seeking to earn college credit and also offers youth and adult volunteers.

Internship Opportunities: 

• Unpaid
• Must complete for college credit at your university (otherwise you can volunteer)
• Departments available to work in:
• Museum education (visitor services and conducting tours)
• Youth Action Lab (family programs, program planning; some Sundays required)
• Research and Evaluation (data collection and analysis)
• Library and Archives 
• 10-15 hours/week 
• certificate granted upon completion; 
• open to advanced undergrad and grad students
• fall, spring, summer
• More info here

Other opportunities:

• Youth volunteer program:
• high school students, grades 9-12
• one year, minimum 50 hours of service
• applications accepted throughout year
• Adult volunteer program:
• 10 hours/month
• training
• Greeter/Visitor Services, Docents, Library and Archives, Bookstore work all welcome
• Training this year starts on June 28, 2016
• More info about either program here

Historic Ship Sailing Program and Volunteer Opportunities at the Erie Maritime Museum (PA)

U.S. Brig Niagara Sail Training Program at the Erie Maritime Museum (PA): the tall ship sails Lake Erie and even ventures into Great Lakes on its award-winning sail training programs. Most last two weeks and are for either high school (age 14-18) or college students and give participants the experience of living and working on a historic American tall ship. The college program is typically the second two weeks of May though there is an environment-focused college program in August as well. The experience is physically strenuous but (apparently) also very rewarding and gives a unique insight into the past! A background check and medical records and insurance verification are all required for application/enrollment, just fyi. More info here.

Volunteer opportunities are also offered at the Erie Maritime Museum, with work as a docent, historic interpreter, ship model builder, and ship maintenance crew member available. More info here.

Maryland Maritime Museum Internships

The Calvert Marine Museum in Solomons Maryland, a lovely little town on the Western shore of the Chesapeake Bay, focuses on the ecological and social history of the Chesapeake Bay region, including watermen, prehistoric life (dinosaur bones!), live aquatic animals (including manta rays and sea otters!), and military history. There are kid-friendly exhibits, a touch tank containing a variety of Bay organisms, and a furnished Chesapeake Bay lighthouse. There is also an outdoor stage that hosts major performing artists for concerts throughout the year.

Internship opportunities are posted here when available.

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The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum is a unique waterfront museum encompassing a swath of land with multiple repurposed buildings featuring exhibits on Chesapeake Bay history, culture, and ecology. One of the most recognizable features of the museum is its 1870s lighthouse as well as its working boat docks, open to visitors arriving by sea, and historic boat collections and working boat shop. Internships are offered in the summer in the education, curatorial, and events fields. Housing may be available as well. The town and museum are beautiful and truly unique! The author served as an education internship and found it extremely rewarding. Seasonal and part-time work is often offered as well, as are boat crafting apprenticeships to qualified applicants.

Internship opportunities are posted here when available. (Most likely posted in January and February and due in late February for the summer.)

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North Carolina Museum of Art Internships

The North Carolina Museum of Art, located in Raleigh, NC, boasts both an extensive collection of fine art and a large outdoor park with walking trails. The building and landscape are designed to be ecologically-sensitive, using innovative designs to use less energy. The museum offers internships for undergrad and graduate students.

Internship Opportunities:

• Undergrad juniors and seniors, recent grads, grad students (minimum 2.8 GPA)
• Unpaid but credit can be arranged with college
• 10 to 32 hours a week; flexible schedule
• Possible opportunities/departments:
• Communications: New Media
• Communications
• Curatorial Dept.:Classical Studies
• Membership and Development
• Education: Youth and Family Programs
• Education
• Education: Student Tour and Docent Liaison (fall, spring only)
• Education: Teen Programs
• Education: College Night (fall only)
• Park and Landscape 
• Performing Arts and Film (summer only)
• Registration
• Security
• Technology
• Visitor Services
• Application materials:
• Cover letter
• Resume
• 2 letters of recommendation
• Transcript (unofficial accepted)
• Due dates:
• Summer: March 1
• Fall: June 15
• Spring: November 1
• more information here

Information about volunteering can be found here. Docents are recruited to lead school groups when needed.

The museum also has a travel program that offers museum- and art-focused travel tours for members, in cooperation with the Museum Travel Alliance. Learn more here.

The museum offers events for college students, particularly those interested in museums and art, including free admission on Friday nights. Learn more here.

High Museum of Art Internships and Undergraduate Fellowship (Atlanta, GA)

The High Museum of Art is dedicated to the display of contemporary art and architecture and is a renowned museum in the southeast, located in Atlanta, Georgia. The museum offers summer internships for junior and senior undergrads and recent graduates. There is also an undergraduate curatorial fellowship and a weeklong curatorial summer academy offered each year.

Internship Opportunities:

• Unpaid; no housing; discounted parking
• Free admission to museum events
• Discount at museum shop and cafe
• Summer, 8 weeks (first week of June to end of July)
• Departments/opportunities available
• Education intern: Museum interpretation
• Education intern: School and Teacher Services
• Education intern: Public Youth and Community Services
• Education intern: Family Programs
• Marketing & Communications intern: Marketing and PR
• Marketing & Communications intern: Membership and Guest Relations 
• Registrar Intern: Rights and Reproduction
• Due Date: early March
• More information here

Fellowship Opportunities:

• Mellow Undergraduate Curatorial Fellowship
• 2-year full-time summer fellowship
• Less intensive engagement during academic year
• 2 students chosen each year
• Program also available at Art Institute Chicago, LA County Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, and the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (Kansas)
• Work with staff on exhibitions, travel to partner museums
• Stipend
• Mentoring
• Open to freshman and sophomore students from diverse backgrounds
• Application due late February
• Weeklong Summer Curatorial Academy
• Open to 15 students
• Rising sophomores and juniors
• Learn about the museum and curatorial work through presentations from curators, field trips, and projects
• One week in mid-May
• Per diem for daily expenses
• Modest travel and housing stipend possible if live far away
• Application:
• Resume
• Transcripts
• Personal Statement
• Letter of recommendation
• Application
• Submit via email
• More information about both opportunities here

More information about being a volunteer is available here. 

National Constitution Museum Internships (Philadelphia)

The National Constitution Museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is dedicated to interpreting the history and significance of the U.S. Constitution as well as iterating its significance to the modern world. The museum offers part-time internships to college students.

Internship Opportunities:

• College credit can be arranged with your university
• Discounts at museum store and restaurant
• Free parking
• For enrolled college students
• One to three days/week
• Potential available Opportunities:
• Legal studies
• Town Hall Speaker Series
• Museum Theater and Stage Management
• Public Relations
• Museum Programs 
• Marketing
• Human Resources
• Finance
• Exhibits
• Education
• Development
• More information here along with open position listings
• Application online; process varies by position 

There isn't a clear due date or specified semesters.

Information about volunteering can be found here. Volunteers must be 15 or older but can help with visitor services and exhibit education. 

Information about professional development opportunities, such as educator conferences, webinars, and free sneak peeks of exhibits, can be found here.