Long-Term Internships at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Job Title: Internship

Compensation:

$20 per hour, plus $1,500 toward housing/travel to New York City (less applicable taxes and deductions). Long-term interns are eligible to receive benefits currently offered to non-exempt full-time employees of the Museum. $2,000 stipend available for research and educational travel for nine-month internships; $3,000 stipend available for research and educational travel for twelve-month internships.

Description

Full-time nine-month and twelve-month internships are awarded every year to recent graduates of degree-granting programs at the graduate and undergraduate level. Long-term interns begin on the first Monday in June and participate fully in the ten-week Museum Seminar (MuSe) Internship Program. At the conclusion of the summer session, they continue work with their supervisors for the remainder of their internship period and participate in weekly programming for the Fall- and Spring-Semester Internship Program. The Met strongly encourages applications from students who are members of groups underrepresented in careers related to museums and the visual arts.

The following opportunities are available for 2022-2023:

Lifchez/Stronach Nine-Month Curatorial Internship

Virginia Barbato Internship in The Costume Institute

Emily K. Rafferty Twelve-Month Internship in Museum Administration

Tiffany & Co. Foundation Twelve-Month Curatorial Internship in American Decorative Arts

Twelve-Month Internship in Greek and Roman Art

Twelve-Month Access and Inclusion Education Internship

Twelve-Month Teen Programs Education Internship

To read more about the internship and to apply, please visit The Met’s website. Applications are due via our online application system on January 19, 2022, at 5:00 pm (ET). https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/internships/undergraduate-and-graduate-students/long-term

How to Apply

Apply using The Met’s online application by January 19, at 5 pm (ET): https://webportalapp.com/sp/muse_internship

We are unable to accept any application materials after this deadline, or outside of the online application.