Museum Job Roundup (07/22/25)

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   

INTERNSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS

• Peabody Essex Museum (Rowley, MA): Collection Management Intern
• Peabody Essex Museum (Salem, MA): Tik Tok Intern
• Peabody Essex Museum (Salem, MA): Human Resources Intern
• Peabody Essex Museum (Salem, MA): Curatorial Photography Intern
• Peabody Essex Museum (Salem, MA): Finance Department Intern
• Peabody Essex Museum (Salem, MA): Art & Nature Center Intern
• Peabody Essex Museum (Rowley, MA): Phillips Library Manuscripts Intern
• Peabody Essex Museum (Rowley, MA): Phillips Library Digital Projects Intern
• Museum of Fine Arts (Boston, MA): European Paintings & Exhibition Graduate Intern (FA ’25-SPR ’26)
• Museum of Fine Arts (Boston, MA): Exhibition Evaluation & Academic Programs Graduate Intern
• Museum of Fine Arts (Boston, MA): Provenance Research Graduate Intern (FA’25-SPR’26)
• Museum of Fine Arts (Boston, MA): NAGPRA Graduate Intern (FA ’25 – SPR ’26)
• Museum of Fine Arts (Boston, MA): Furniture & Frame Conservation Graduate Intern (FA’25-SU’26)
• Museum of Fine Arts (Boston, MA): 19^th Century Paintings Research Graduate Intern (FA ’25-SPR ’26)
• Meeteetse Museums (Meeteetse, WY): Digital Collections Internship
• FIU Wolfsonian (Miami Beach, FL): Kress Interpretive Fellow
• Columbia Museum of Art (Columbia, SC): Kress Interpretive Fellow
• Kent Historical Museum (Kent, WA): Filipino Heritage Fellowship

NEW ENGLAND

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

• Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, MA): Senior Preparator
• Shirley-Eustis House Association (Roxbury, MA): Member and Donor Engagement Coordinator
• Rhode Island Historical Society (Providence, RI): Public Services Librarian
• The Preservation Society of Newport County (Newport, RI): Museum Educator
• Wenham Museum (Wenham, MA): Major Gifts Officer
• Cape Ann Museum (Gloucester, MA): Librarian & Archivist
• Fitchburg Art Museum (Fitchburg, MA): Clementi Family Assistant Manager of Education Programs
• Fitchburg Art Museum (Fitchburg, MA): Museum Technician
• Fitchburg Art Museum (Fitchburg, MA): Collections Assistant
• Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology (Cambridge, MA): NAGPRA Coordinator Assistant
• Plimoth Patuxet Museums (Plymouth, MA): Membership Program Coordinator
• Portsmouth Historical Society (Portsmouth, NH): Development Manager
• New England Air Museum (Windsor Locks, CT): Public Programs Facilitator
• Maine Maritime Museum (Bath, ME): Exhibit Designer
• Amesbury Carriage Museum (Amesbury, MA): Museum Education Coordinator
• Hill-Stead Museum (Farmington, CT): Museum Educator
• Farnsworth Art Museum (Rockland, ME): Preparator
• Colonial Society of Massachusetts (Boston, MA): Curator/House Administrator

MID-ATLANTIC

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

• Brandywine Museum of Art (Chadds Ford, PA): Administrative Assistant to the Director
• B&O Railroad Museum (Baltimore, MD): Grants Manager
• Kean University (Union, NJ): Exhibition Preparator and Registrar
• Quatrefoil Associates (Columbia, MD): Exhibit Designer
• Quatrefoil Associates (Columbia, MD): Studio Director
• Quatrefoil Associates (Columbia, MD): Project Manager
• George Eastman Museum (Rochester, NY): Museum Educator
• American Museum of Natural History (New York, NY): Curatorial Associate
• M-NCPPC, Montgomery Parks (Wheaton, MD): Cultural Resources Program Manager
• Tudor Place (Washington, DC): Collections Manager

SOUTHEAST

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

• The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum (Nashville, TN): Curator of Collections
• Solid Light Inc. (Louisville, KY): Scenic Fabricator
• South Carolina State Museum (Columbia, SC): Executive Assistant
• The Tampa Bay History Center (Tampa Bay, FL): Collections Registrar
• The Virginia Museum of History & Culture (Richmond, VA): History Education Coordinator
• The National WWII Museum (New Orleans, LA): Student Programs Specialist
• The National WWII Museum (New Orleans, LA): Custodial Supervisor
• The National WWII Museum (New Orleans, LA): Executive Assistant to the Vice President of Institutional Advancement
• The National WWII Museum (New Orleans, LA): Assistant Director of Public Engagement
• W. Paul Living History Farm (Conway, SC): Domestic Interpreter
• Mimms Museum of Technology and Art (Roswell, GA): Membership and Development Coordinator

MIDWEST

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

• Wisconsin Historical Society (Eagle, WI): Old World Wisconsin Attraction Director
• Griffin Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago, IL): Project Manager- Exhibitions, Construction, and Facilities
• Wisconsin Historical Foundation, Inc. (Madison, WI): Web Manager
• Madison Museum of Contemporary Art (Madison, WI): Assistant Development Director, Annual Gifts
• Saint Louis Art Museum (St. Louis, MO): Teacher and Student Learning – Associate Educator
• Indianapolis Museum of Art (Indianapolis, IN): Curator of American Art

MOUNTAIN PLAINS

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

• Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (Kansas City, MO): Educator, Access Programs
• The McNay Art Museum (San Antonio, TX): Curator, Tobin Collection of Theatre Arts
• Texas State Historical Association (Austin, TX): Membership Specialist
• Nebraska State Historical Society/Gerald Ford Conservation Center (Omaha, NE): Conservation TechnicianMuseum

WEST

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

• Asian Art Museum (San Francisco, CA): Registrar
• Honolulu Museum of Art (Honolulu, HI): Annual Giving & Membership Manager
• Honolulu Museum of Art (Honolulu, HI): Head of Events & Facility Rental
• The Living Desert Zoo/Gardens (Palm Desert, CA): Gardens Curator
• San Diego Natural History Museum (San Diego, CA): Experience Designer
• California Science Center Foundation (Los Angeles, CA): Museum Technology Specialist
• California Science Center Foundation (Los Angeles, CA): Marketing Coordinator
• Getty (Los Angeles, CA): Research Engagement & Outreach Specialist
• Getty (Los Angeles, CA): Museum Store Associate, Getty Villa (PT)
• Albany Regional Museum (Albany, OR): Museum Educator
• MOHAI (Seattle, WA): Development & Membership Coordinator
• MOHAI (Seattle, WA): Individual Giving Manager
• University of San Francisco (San Francisco, CA): Program Manager, Ann Getty Institute of Art and Design
• Kent Historical Museum (Kent, WA): Visitor Services Specialist
• S. Art Company, Inc. (Compton, CA): Fine Art Logistics – Project Coordinator