Museum Job Roundup 01/25/26

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

• Connecticut Museum of History & Culture (Hartford, CT): Dangremond Museum Studies Internship
• Newport Historical Society (Newport, RI): 2026 Buchanan Burnham Summer Scholar in Public History
• Old Sturbridge Village (Sturbridge, MA): 2026 Summer College Intern
• RISD Museum (Providence, RI): 2026 Summer Curatorial Internship
• RISD Museum (Providence, RI): 2026 Summer Digital Initiatives Internship
• RISD Museum (Providence, RI): 2026 Summer Conservation and Collections Care Internship
• RISD Museum (Providence, RI): 2026 Summer Registration Internship
• RISD Museum (Providence, RI): 2026 Summer Registration/Curatorial Internship
• Museum Textile Services (Andover, MA): Collections Care Internship

• Bruce Museum (Greenwich, CT): Development Department Intern
• Bruce Museum (Greenwich, CT): Audience Engagement Intern

• Harvard Art Museums (Cambridge, MA): Cunningham Fellow in Academic and Public Programs
• Strawbery Banke (Portsmouth, NH): Education Summer Intern
• Strawbery Banke (Portsmouth, NH): Landscape Horticulture Intern
• Strawbery Banke (Portsmouth, NH): Preservation and Environmental Sustainability Intern
• Strawbery Banke (Portsmouth, NH): Events Intern
• Lake Champlain Maritime Museum (Vergennes, VT): On-Water Educator Internship
• Martha’s Vineyard Museum (Vineyard Haven, MA): Education Fellow
• Martha’s Vineyard Museum (Vineyard Haven, MA): Marketing and Executive Support Fellow
• Martha’s Vineyard Museum (Vineyard Haven, MA): Oral History Fellow
• Martha’s Vineyard Museum (Vineyard Haven, MA): Programming Fellow
• James Library & Center for the Arts (Norwell, MA): Internship
• Harvard Art Museums (Cambridge, MA): Emily Rauh Pulitzer Curatorial Fellow in Contemporary Drawings
• Harvard Art Museums (Cambridge, MA): Beal Family Postgraduate Fellow in Conservation Science
• Harvard Art Museums (Cambridge, MA): Hakuna Family Nam June Paik Curatorial Fellow
• Harvard Art Museums (Cambridge, MA): Rousseau Curatorial Fellow in European Art
• Harvard Art Museums (Cambridge, MA): Objects Conservation Fellow
• Harvard Art Museums (Cambridge, MA): Richard I. Shader Fellow in Paintings Conservation
• Harvard Art Museums (Cambridge, MA): Craigen W. Bowen Paper Conservation Fellow
• Harvard Art Museums (Cambridge, MA): John R. and Barbara Robinson Family Curatorial Fellow in Photography
• Harvard Art Museums (Cambridge, MA): Stanley H. Durwood Foundation Curatorial Fellow
• Harvard Art Museums (Cambridge, MA): Cunningham Fellow in Academic and Public Programs
• Harvard Art Museums (Cambridge, MA): Stefan Englehorn Curatorial Fellow in the Busch-Reisinger Museum
• Presque Isle Light Station (Erie, PA): Marketing Intern
• Presque Isle Light Station (Erie, PA): Interpretation Intern
• Presque Isle Light Station (Erie, PA): Collections Intern
• Norton Simon Museum (Pasadena, CA): Graduate Intern
• Dr. Pepper Museum (Waco, TX): Collections Intern
• Albacore Park (Portsmouth, NH): Collections Management Intern
• Hingham Historical Society (Hingham, MA): Public History Intern
• Hingham Historical Society (Hingham, MA): Collections Management Intern

NEW ENGLAND

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

• Cape Ann Museum (Gloucester, MA): Chief Curator
• Cape Ann Museum (Gloucester, MA): Head of Education & Community Engagement
• Cape Ann Museum (Gloucester, MA): Events & Stewardship Manager
• RISD Museum (Providence, RI): Visual Design Associate, Creative Production
• The Mark Twain House & Museum (Hartford, CT): Development Assistant
• Museum & Collector Resource (Westborough, MA): Archivist
• Wadsworth Athenaeum (Hartford, CT): Art Preparator
• Lexington History Museums (Lexington, MA): Education & Interpretation Manager
• Lexington History Museums (Lexington, MA): Operations & Administrative Manager
• Peabody Essex Museum (Salem, MA): Associate Registrar of Exhibitions
• Peabody Essex Museum (Salem, MA): Digital Content & Marketing Associate (Part-Time, Temporary)
• Castle in the Clouds (Moultonborough, NH): Director of Advancement
• Wilson Museum (Castine, ME): Summer Internship
• New Bedford Whaling Museum (New Bedford, MA): Manager of Educational Programs
• Bruce Museum (Greenwich, CT): Collections Move Assistant Registrar
• Currier Museum of Art (Manchester, NH): Manager of Public Programs & Audience Engagement
• Worcester Art Museum (Worcester, MA): Communications Assistant
• Preservation Worcester (Worcester, MA): Event Sales Manager
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) School of Architecture and Planning (Cambridge, MA): Exhibition Project Manager
• Maine Mineral & Gem Museum (Bethel, ME): Communications & Engagement Specialist
• Hill-Stead Museum (Farmington, CT): Museum Educator
• Somerville Museum (Somerville, MA): Volunteer and Event Coordinator
• Yale Center for British Art (New Haven, CT): Postgraduate Research Associate in Prints and Drawings, Yale Center for British Art, Department of Prints and Drawings
• Boston Children’s Museum (Boston, MA): Exhibits Technician I
• American Ancestors (Boston, MA): Researcher
• American Ancestors (Boston, MA): Major Gifts Officer
• Marblehead Museum (Marblehead, MA): Marketing and Social Media Coordinator
• Yale University (New Haven, CT): Manager of Collection Services

MID-ATLANTIC

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

• Albany Institute of History & Art (Albany, NY): Associate Curator
• Westmoreland County Historical Society and Historic Hanna’s Town (Greensburg, PA): Library and Archives Manager
• Storm King Art Center (New Windsor, NY): Learning & Engagement Coordinator (Part-Time)

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 & Interdisciplinary
• Frist Art Museum (Nashville, TN): Associate Registrar
• Telfair Museum of Art Inc. (Savannah, GA): Manager of Individual Support and Membership
• Telfair Museum of Art, Inc. (Savannah, GA): Manager of Corporate & Foundation Relations
• Telfair Museum of Art, Inc. (Savannah, GA): Events Manager
• Vero Beach Museum of Art (Vero Beach, FL): Assistant or Associate Registrar
• Vero Beach Museum of Art (Vero Beach, FL): Preparator
• Museum of History and Holocaust Education (Kennesaw, GA): Museum Educator, Digital Specialist
• Alabama Department of Archives and History (Montgomery, AL): Curator of Public Programs
• The Hunter Museum of American Art (Chattanooga, TN): Development Manager
• History Museum of Mobile (Mobile, AL): Museum Registrar
• The National WWII Museum (New Orleans, LA): Educational Travel Operations Manager
• The National WWII Museum (New Orleans, LA): Traveling Exhibit Sales Manager
• The National WWII Mumidweseum (New Orleans, LA): Educational Travel Project Manager
• The National WWII Museum (New Orleans, LA): Web Developer
• The National WWII Museum (New Orleans, LA): Web Manager
• The National WWII Museum (New Orleans, LA): Director of Digital Collections
• The National WWII Museum (New Orleans, LA): Institutional Archivist

MIDWEST

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

• South Bend Museum of Art (South Bend, IN): Development and Membership Manager
• Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (Kansas City, MO): Associate Curator/Curator, American Art
• Dubuque Museum of Art (Dubuque, IA): Advancement Officer
• Racine Art Museum (Racine, WI): Education Operations Coordinator
• Mott-Warsh Collection (Flint, MI): Collection Registrar

 MOUNTAIN PLAINS

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

• National Museum of Wildlife Art (Jackson, WY): Chief Curator of Art
• Museum of the Rockies (Bozeman, MT): School and Youth Program Manager
• The Brinton Museum (Big Horn, WY): Assistant/Associate Curator of Exhibitions
• Sheldon Museum of Art (Lincoln, NE): Associate Registrar
• Johnson County Museum (Overland Park, KS): Curator of Collections

WEST

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

• Lucas Museum of Narrative Art (Los Angeles, CA): Collections Systems Administrator
• MOHAI (Seattle, WA): Special Events Manager
• Getty (Los Angeles, CA): Assistant Curator of Sculpture and Decorative Arts
• SFMOMA (San Francisco, CA): Associate Registrar, Temporary (6 months)
• Cascadia Art Museum (Edmonds, WA): Museum Store & Volunteer Program Manager