Winter/Spring 2025 Archival Collections and Rare Books Intern at the South Street Seaport Museum
Job Title: Archival Collections and Rare Books Intern
Location: New York, NY
Note: This job was sent to us by the South Street Seaport Museum with the following message:
The South Street Seaport Museum is offering one in-person paid internships for the upcoming Winter/Spring2025, from January 27 to May 2, and I thought you might have a few students to recommend this opportunity to. This position is dedicated to students interested in cataloguing, preserving, and researching rare books and special collections.
The Intern participates in the daily work of the Collections and Exhibitions Department, shadowing and learning to manage projects related to collection stewardship, inventory and digitization, research, interpretation and digital content creation. In addition to gaining extensive work experience, interns will be offered opportunities for professional development activities and will be provided resources that focus on maritime heritage, New York City history, and the role of museums in society today. Our goal is to provide interns with the most current methods and tools that are relevant to the field, assign projects that are tailored to support their personal and professional growth, and provide space for critical dialogue.
2025 Internships require a commitment of at least two days per week, 10am–5pm.
Interns are paid $18/hour on a bi-weekly basis and receive free admission to most NYC museums and employee discounts at the Seaport Museum’s Bowne & Co. Stationers. College students, recent graduates, graduate students, and beginning professionals are eligible.
If you know someone interested, please directed them to our website: seaportmuseum.org/jobs-and-