Customize your internship experience to meet your interests. Opportunities range from learning how to make fine art accessible for all through video content to assisting with a new exhibition.
As a summer intern at the National Gallery, you can learn about the National Gallery’s collection, gain experience participating in collaborative research studies, and build upon your public speaking skills by developing and presenting live art talks.
Salary: $21.42 per hour
Application Deadline: February 1, 2023
Summer Internship Projects
Applicants may list up to two projects, in order of preference, on the application:
- Archives: National Gallery of Art Historical Records
- Library: Rare Auction Catalog
- Library Image Collections: Rare Prints Project
- Digital Media: Time-Based Media Art Technical Research
- Object Conservation
- Curatorial: Photography and Resource Extraction in the US
- Curatorial: Albrecht Dürer Print Cataloging and Research
- Curatorial: Mark Rothko
- Curatorial Records and Files: Collection Management and File Enhancement
- Learning and Engagement: Summer Institute for Educators
- Digital Product and Experience
Additional Functions and Opportunities
- Gallery talks with curators
- Discussions with top-level administrators, including the National Gallery’s director
- Conversations with staff from a wide variety of museum departments
- Behind-the-scenes tours and demonstrations
- Presentations on the museum’s history and collection
- An omni-directional mentorship program that builds community, exchanges support and guidance, and develops a network of museum professionals
Eligibility
Those with an undergraduate degree or who are pursuing an undergraduate degree in their third or fourth year, and those who are either enrolled in or are graduates of a graduate program are welcome to apply. Candidates who are people of color, LGBTQ+, bilingual or multilingual, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Terms
Summer interns work a hybrid schedule, 40 hours per week, from Monday, June 12, to Friday, August 11, 2023. A hybrid work model incorporates a mixture of in-office and remote work. Interns should expect to work three days a week on-site but may work more. Interns must be available for the entire nine weeks.
Interns receive a stipend of $21.42 per hour that is subject to all applicable taxes. Interns who use an authorized method of public transportation receive an employer-provided fare subsidy to apply toward their monthly transit costs.
To the extent the internship involves the interns’ presence on National Gallery premises, interns agree to comply with all National Gallery guidelines, requests, or policies, including but not limited to those related to public health.
Note: only applications submitted through the National Gallery’s internship portal will be considered. Full details are available here: www.nga.gov/opportunities/summer-internships.html
