Summer Internships at the Princeton University Art Museum

Job Title: Internship

Location: Princeton, NJ

Undergraduate and graduate students are invited to apply for an eight-week summer internship at the Princeton University Art Museum. The 2023 summer internship program will run from Monday, June 5 to Friday, July 28. Undergraduate students enrolled in any accredited college or university program, and graduate students enrolled in any accredited post-baccalaureate program are eligible to apply. Princeton University students are given priority.

 

Interns have the opportunity to work in one of several departments, including: curatorial, education, development, information technology, marketing, collections services, publications, or retail and wholesale operations. Based on the available internship positions listed below, summer applicants should select ONE internship in their application ; however, the Museum cannot guarantee that applicants will be offered a position in their preferred department.

 

Interns are selected on the basis of their experience, academic training, and the needs of the Museum department. Collections information research will be part of most interns’ experience. To learn about past summer internship projects, please watch our summer internship video series “ Interns at Work .”

 

With Thanks

 

Summer internships are made possible, in part, by generous support from the Anne C. Sherrerd, Graduate School Class of 1987, Art Museum Fund, the Hilla von Rebay Foundation, the Frelinghuysen Foundation, and the Joseph F. McCrindle Art Museum Internship Fund.

 

 

European Art:

 

The intern will research and prepare provenance information of European paintings and sculptures for online presentation. A graduate student in art history or a related field with reading knowledge of one European language, preferably German or French, is preferred.

 

In addition to departmental responsibilities, interns receive a broad introduction to the Princeton University Art Museum’s collections and to the museum field through a five-day orientation program and weekly discussions with Museum staff.

 

 

Eligibility

 

Undergraduate students enrolled in any accredited college or university program, and graduate students enrolled in any accredited post-baccalaureate program are eligible to apply. While previous academic year interns are eligible for a summer internship, previous summer interns are not eligible to apply. Princeton University students are given priority.

 

 

The 2023 program will run from Monday, June 5 to Friday, July 28. Undergraduate students (and recent college graduates) are paid approximately $15.00 per hour and usually work full-time (up to 36.25 hours per week). Graduate students are paid approximately $21.50 per hour and can work part-time or full-time (depending on their institution’s funding restrictions as well as the Museum’s needs). All interns must be available to work the entire eight-week period.

 

The Art Museum can provide on-campus housing at no cost to you . Housing will be provided from Sunday, June 4 (move in) to Saturday, July 29 (move-out). Please note that we cannot provide housing outside of these dates.

 

TO APPLY

Applications must include:

  • a cover letter describing the applicant’s specific interest in the internship program, including the internship(s) of interest;
  • academic and life experience that prepares the applicant for this program; and how a museum internship relates to the applicant’s larger educational or career goals.
  • Applicants must also include a C.V. or résumé, at least one letter of academic recommendation, and an official academic transcript.

 

The deadline for receipt of all materials is 8:00 p.m. eastern standard time (EST) on Friday, February 24, 2023. Please submit ALL materials electronically to PUAMint@princeton.edu .

Applicants may be contacted for interviews. Accepted applicants will be notified in early April. For additional questions, see our FAQs .

Be advised that you will be contacted only if there is further interest in your application. Your candidate dashboard may not display status updates for this requisition.

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