Museum Studies Blog at Tufts University

Welcome to the Museum Studies Job Roundup! We do our best to collect the latest job openings and welcome submissions from the community. For more opportunities, we recommend the following databases:

• HireCulture – Jobs in the Humanities in Massachusetts
• Job HQ – American Association of Museums
• American Association of State and Local History Career Center
• New England Museum Association Jobs
• New York Foundation for the Arts
• Maine Archives & Museums   

NEW! SUITED TO STUDENTS

We’re trying something new for our job postings! Below is a list of jobs that we feel are especially suited to students in the Tufts Museum Studies program and greater Boston community. Whether you are looking for full or part time jobs, check out this section for job listings that are great entry points into the field and can be balanced alongside an academic schedule.

• Griffin Museum of Photography (Winchester, MA): Internship
• Peabody Essex Museum (Salem, MA): Tour Facilitator
• Peabody Essex Museum (Salem, MA): Gallery Officer
• Old North Church & Historic Site (Boston, MA): Retail Sales Associate
• Old North Church & Historic Site (Boston, MA): Visitor Services Sales Representative
• Mount Auburn Cemetery (Cambridge, MA): Visitor Services Coordinator
• Mount Auburn Cemetery (Cambridge, MA): Volunteer Coordinator and Educator
• Institute of Contemporary Art (Boston, MA): Studio Programs Assistant
• Museum of Fine Arts (Boston, MA): Community Arts Initiative Liaison
• City of Salem (Salem, MA): Document Preservation Assistant

INTERNSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS

• Peabody Essex Museum (Salem, MA): Frances E. Malamy Research Fellowship
• Peabody Essex Museum (Salem, MA): Native American Curatorial Long-Term Fellow
• Griffin Museum of Photography (Winchester, MA): Internship
• Munson Museum of Art (Utica, NY): Henry Luce Foundation Curatorial Fellow
• The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art/FSU (Sarasota, FL): The David W. and Mary S. Benfer Circus Curatorial Research Fellowship (One Year Visiting Position)

NEW ENGLAND

Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine

• New England Air Museum (Windsor Locks, CT): Public Programs Facilitator
• Concord Museum (Concord, MA): Facilities Manager / Trade Supervisor
• Newport Restoration Foundation (Newport, RI): Human Resources Manager
• Peabody Essex Museum (Salem, MA): Associate Registrar of Rights and Reproductions
• Peabody Essex Museum (Salem, MA): Security Operations Center Operator
• Peabody Essex Museum (Salem, MA): Gallery Officer
• Peabody Essex Museum (Salem, MA): Security Campus Patrol Officer
• Peabody Essex Museum (Salem, MA): Curatorial Research Associate
• Peabody Essex Museum (Salem, MA): Teaching Artist
• Peabody Essex Museum (Salem, MA): Marketing Project Specialist
• Peabody Essex Museum (Salem, MA): Tour Facilitator
• Mass Arts Center (Mansfield, MA): Development Associate
• Old North Church & Historic Site (Boston, MA): Retail Sales Associate
• Old North Church & Historic Site (Boston, MA): Visitor Services Sales Representative
• Mount Auburn Cemetery (Cambridge, MA): Visitor Services Coordinator
• Mount Auburn Cemetery (Cambridge, MA): Volunteer Coordinator and Educator
• Old Colony History Museum (Taunton, MA): Visitor Services Associate
• Harvard Art Museums (Cambridge, MA): Museum Attendant
• American Ancestors (Boston, MA): Researcher, Grant Funded One Year Appointment
• American Ancestors (Boston, MA): Member Services Associate
• American Ancestors (Boston, MA): Special Events Manager
• Institute of Contemporary Art (Boston, MA): Studio Programs Assistant
• Worcester Art Museum (Worcester, MA): Security Guard
• Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy (Boston, MA): Programs Coordinator
• French Library (Boston, MA): Head Receptionist & Office Coordinator
• Museum of Fine Arts (Boston, MA): Community Arts Initiative Liaison
• City of Salem (Salem, MA): Document Preservation Assistant
• The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art (Amherst, MA): Eric and Barbara Carle Foundation (Temporary) Assistant Registrar

MID-ATLANTIC

Delaware, Washington D.C., Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania

• PA Historical and Museum Commission (Harrisburg, PA): Public Historian (Administrative Officer 2)
• Smithsonian Institution (Washington, DC): Exhibits Specialist (Fabrication Detailing)
• Lehigh University Art Galleries (Bethlehem, PA): Museum Registrar/Collections Manager
• Hillwood Estate Museum Gardens (Washington, DC): Assistant Curator of European Decorative Arts

SOUTHEAST

Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands

• Art Bridges Foundation (Bentonville, AR): Partner Relations Officer, Academic and Interdisciplinary
• Art Bridges Foundation (Bentonville, AR): Partner Relations Officer, Regional Arts
• Tryon Palace (New Bern, NC): Research Historian
• Kentucky Historical Society (Frankfort, KY): Archives Administrator
• The National WWII Museum (New Orleans, MA): Curator 

MIDWEST

Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin

• Missouri Historical Society (Saint Louis, MO): Managing Director of Collections
• Missouri Historical Society (Sant Louis, MO): African American History Initiative Manager
• Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (Kansas City, MO): Development Officer
• Tweed Museum of Art (Duluth, MN): Curator
• Indiana University Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology (Bloomington, IN): Museum Registrar
• Krannert Art Museum (Champaign, Illinois): Museum Exhibits Preparator
• The Bakken Museum (Minneapolis, MN): Marketing Coordinator
• Elmhurst Art Museum (Elmhurst, IL): Marketing & Events Coordinator
• National Orphan Train Complex (Concordia, KS): Curator

MOUNTAIN PLAINS

Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas

• South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum (Brookings, SD): Exhibits Coordinator
• Museum of the Rockies (Bozeman, MT): Curator of Cultural History
• City of Salina, Kansas Smoky Hill Museum (Salina, KS): Curator of Education

WEST

Washington, Oregon, Idaho, California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Alaska, Hawaii

• Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (Los Angeles, CA): History Curator
• California Science Center Foundation (Los Angeles, CA): Museum Technology Specialist
• California Science Center Foundation (Los Angeles, CA): Communications Coordinator
• City of Mesa (Mesa, AZ): Arts and Culture Developer
• Paul Getty Trust (Los Angeles, CA): Associate Interpretation Specialist
• LA Metro (Los Angeles, CA): Project Manager, Transit Asset Management (Artwork)
• Getty (Los Angeles, CA): Procurement Analyst
• Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History (Santa Barbara, CA): Associate Curator of Maximus Gallery
• FRAME Integrative Design Strategies (Seattle, WA): Exhibit Designer/Exhibit Graphic Designer (Freelance)
• Washington State Historical Society (Tacoma, WA): Reference Archivist (Library and Archives Professional 1)/Part Time
• Atthow Fine Art Services (Oakland, CA): Junior Project Manager
• Boise Art Museum (Boise, ID): Curator of Education
• Boise Art Museum (Boise, ID): Development Associate
• Honolulu Museum of Art (Honolulu, HI): Head of Retail