Museum Job Roundup (10/20/25)

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   

SUITED TO STUDENTS

Below is a list of jobs that we specifically feel are 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.

• Historic Newton (Newton, MA): Community Engagement Manager
• Concord Museum (Concord, MA): Public Programs Coordinator
• American Ancestors (Boston, MA): Member Services Associate

INTERNSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS

• Wadsworth Athenaeum (Hartford, CT): Marsted Curatorial Fellow of Contemporary Art
• Willard House and Clock Museum (North Grafton, MA): Curatorial and Collections Fellow
• Paul Revere House/Paul Revere Memorial Association (Boston, MA): Spring Internship
• American Antiquarian Society (Worcester, MA): Conservation Internship (Summer 2026)
• Orange County Regional History Center (Orlando, FL): Herstory Women in History Internship Spring 2026

NEW ENGLAND

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

• Framingham History Center (Framingham, MA): Operations Director
• Institute of Contemporary Art (Boston, MA): Corporate Relations Officer
• Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, MA): Staff Accountant
• Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology (Cambridge, MA): NAGPRA Coordinator
• Gibson House Museum (Boston, MA): Museum Director
• Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library (Lexington, MA): Collections Manager
• Historic Newton (Newton, MA): Community Engagement Manager
• Peabody Essex Museum (Salem, MA): Assistant Cataloging Librarian
• Peabody Essex Museum (Salem, MA): Accounts Payable Administrator
• Concord Museum (Concord, MA): Public Programs Coordinator
• Worcester Art Museum (Worcester, MA): Shop Sales Clerk (Temporary)
• American Ancestors (Boston, MA): Member Services Associate
• American Ancestors (Boston, MA): Assistant Archivist
• MASS MoCA (North Adams, MA): Retail Sales Associate, R&D Store (Part-Time)
• Fine Arts Work Center (Provincetown, MA): Education Program Manager
• New England Aquarium (Boston, MA): Grants & Contracts Manager
• Fitchburg Art Museum (Fitchburg, MA): Director of Development

MID-ATLANTIC

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

• Spencertown Academy Arts Center (Spencertown, NY): Gallery Administrator
• Smithsonian Institution (New York, NY): Gift Officer (Individual)
• Smithsonian Institution (Washington, DC): Advancement Specialist (Discovery Officer)
• Hispanic Society of America (New York, NY): Major Gifts Officer & Board Liaison

SOUTHEAST

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

• Kennesaw State University (Kennesaw, GA): Museum Educator, Administrative Specialist

MIDWEST

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

• IU Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Bloomington, IN): Learning and Community Engagement Manager
• Columbus Museum of Art (Columbus, OH): Assistant Registrar

MOUNTAIN PLAINS

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

• San Antonio Museum of Art (San Antonio, TX): Marie and Hugh Halff Jr. Curator of American Art
• State Historical Society of North Dakota (Bismarck, ND): Exhibits Preparator
• State Historical Society of North Dakota (Bismarck, ND): Education Manager
• The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza (Dallas, TX): Adult and Community Programs Coordinator
• The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza (Dallas, TX): Registrar
• Philbrook Museum of Art (Tulsa, OK): Associate Registrar

WEST

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

• Paul Getty Trust (Los Angeles, CA): Associate Interpretation Specialist
• Paul Getty Trust (Los Angeles, CA): Public Programs Specialist, Family and Artist-Based Programs
• Getty (Los Angeles, CA): Museum Store Associate, Getty Center (PT)
• Denver Art Museum (Denver, CO): Assistant or Associate Curator of Native Arts
• Coos Art Museum (Coos Bay, OR): Education Manager
• High Desert Museum (Bend, OR): Donald M. Kerr Curator of Natural History
• High Desert Museum (Bend, OR): Bonnie Lee and Oliver P. Steele III Curator of Education & Engagement
• Museum of Natural & Cultural History (Eugene, OR): Collections Manager
• Boise Art Museum (Boise, ID): Development Associate
• Boise Art Museum (Boise, ID): Curator of Education
• Riverside Art Museum (Riverside, CA): Curator