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
• Old Schwamb Mill (Arlington, MA): Museum Manager

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

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

• Albacore Park (Portsmouth, NH): Collections Management Internship
• Boston Athenaeum (Boston, MA): Polly Thayer Starr Fellowship in American Art
• Institute of Contemporary Art (Boston, MA): Collections Intern
• Institute of Contemporary Art (Boston, MA): Adult Programs and Interpretation Intern

NEW ENGLAND

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

• Boston Children’s Museum (Boston, MA): Exhibits Project Manager
• Hill-Stead Museum (Farmington, CT): Part-Time Bookkeeper
• Currier Museum of Art (Manchester, NH): Assistant Registrar
• Institute of Contemporary Art (Boston, MA): Retail Sales Associate (RSA)
• Institute of Contemporary Art (Boston, MA): Gallery Teacher for K-12 Groups – Contract Position
• Wadsworth Athenaeum (Hartford, CT): Social Media Specialist
• Wellesley Historical Society (Wellesley, MA): Director of Exhibits and Collections
• The Mount, Edith Wharton’s Home (Lenox, MA): Manager of Individual Giving
• Hood Museum of Art (Hanover, NH): NAGPRA and Repatriation Coordinator
• Barrett M Keating Conservators (Falmouth, MA): Assistant Furniture Conservator
• Icon Museum and Study Center (Clinton, MA): Visitor Services and Membership Manager
• The Trustees of Reservations (Boston, MA): Signature Events Steward
• Winikur Productions (Boston, MA): Associate Producer

MID-ATLANTIC

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

• The New York Historical (New York, NY): Curator of Prints, Photographs, and Architectural Collections
• Daughters of the American Revolution (Washington, DC): Exhibition Specialist
• Daughters of the American Revolution (Washington, DC): Visitor Experience Coordinator
• George Washington’s Mount Vernon (Mount Vernon, VA): Group Tour Sales Manager
• Fallingwater (Mill Run, PA): Inventory and E-Commerce Coordinator
• The Guild @ The Peale (Baltimore, MD): Program Manager
• Samek Art Museum at Bucknell University (Lewisburg, PA): Public Programs & Outreach Coordinator

SOUTHEAST

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

• The National WWII Museum (New Orleans, LA): Teacher Programs Specialist
• The National WWII Museum (New Orleans, LA): Field Trip Educator
• Baton Rouge Gallery (Baton Rouge, LA): Communications Manager
• House in the Horseshoe State Historic Site (Sanford, NC): Historical Interpreter II
• Wickliffe Mounds State Historic Site (Wickliffe, KY): Curator (Interim) 

MIDWEST

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

• Mildred Lane Kemper Museum of Art (Kansas City, MO): Registrar
• Chazen Museum of Art (Madison, WI): Curator
• Columbus Museum of Art (Columbus, OH): Curatorial Associate
• The Bakken Museum (Minneapolis, MN): Performing Arts Coordinator
• Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (Kansas City, MO): Associate Curator/Curator, Americam Art
• Smart Museum of Art (Chicago, IL): Curator
• The Nelson Gallery Foundation (Kansas City, MO): Development Office, Major Gifts
• Indiana University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Bloomington, IL): Learning and Community Engagement Manager
• Cranbook Educational Community (Bloomfield Hills, MI): Digital Marketing and Social Media Coordinator

MOUNTAIN PLAINS

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

• The Bullock Texas State History Museum (Austin, TX): Head of School Programs
• The Menil Collection (Houston, TX): Marketing Manager
• Oklahoma Historical Society (Oklahoma City, OK): Membership Officer

WEST

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

• Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (San Diego, CA): Major Gifts Officer
• History Colorado (Denver, CO): Curator of Native American and Indigenous History – Assistant, Associate, or Full
• Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg (St. Petersburg, FL): Corporate & Foundation Relations Manager
• Center for Creative Photography (Tucson, AZ): Archivist, Collections
• MOHAI (Seattle, WA): Membership Manager
• Getty Museum (Los Angeles, CA): Associate Interpretation Specialist
• Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education (Portland, OR): Marketing and Communications Manager
• Honolulu Museum of Art (Honolulu, HI): Stewardship Manager
• 390^th Memorial Museum (Tucson, AZ): Museum Archives and Collections Assistant
• S. Art Company, Inc. (Compton, CA): Fine Art Logistics – Project Coordinator
• Oakland Museum (Oakland, CA): Major Gifts Officer