Collections Internship at The New York Historical
Job Title: Collections Intern
Location: New York, NY
Salary: $17.00/hr
Deadline: Mar 30, 2025 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time
Description
The Summer 2025 Collections intern will help with the management of new collections acquisitions and incoming loans for exhibitions, including preparation of checklists, correspondence, and inventories. The intern will learn how to properly house, record, catalogue, and organize collections items. Additionally, they will assist with the museum collections database — The Museum System (TMS) — uploading new images, assisting in standardizing data, and cataloging recent acquisitions. The intern will gain invaluable work experience as part of the daily operations of the Museum’s collections department. The position requires excellent organizational and computer skills and attention to detail. This position is fully on-site.
The summer program will run from Monday, June 9 through Friday, August 15. Interns must be available Wednesdays from 4-5 pm (in-person or virtually) and in-person on Fridays 9 am-3 pm.
The intern in this position will receive an hourly rate of $17.00 for the part-time, 180-hour program.
Qualifications
Intern must be enrolled in an Art History, History, Museum Studies, and/or Studio Program with an interest in museum collections management and registration.
Application Instructions
To apply, the following must be submitted:
- A cover letter indicating in which position/department you are interested
- A resume
- 5-10 page writing sample*
- 2 letters of recommendation (one must be from a professor)
*It is important to read the individual job descriptions as some departments require other materials in lieu of the writing sample.
Please note: Applications that are not complete and submitted by the appropriate deadline (including two letters of recommendation) will not be accepted. Applicants being considered for the internship will be contacted for an interview.
If you intend to complete the internship that you are applying to for credit, you must submit written confirmation from your college stating that you will receive credit for hours completed upon hiring.
This job was sourced via New York Historical website.