As a Brooklyn Museum intern, you’ll join a dynamic group of other emerging arts professionals to re-envision the future of museums while gaining workplace skills through hands-on, real-world projects. Our goal is to provide you with the most current methods and tools that are relevant to your field and interests, assign projects that are tailored to support your personal and professional growth, and provide space for critical dialogue that challenges the role of museums today. We offer paid internships for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as adults who aren’t enrolled in higher education and who are at least 22 years of age. Recent graduates are also eligible to apply.

We offer paid, full-time internships in the summer and paid, part-time internships during the academic year. Interns receive free admission to most NYC museums and enjoy employee discounts at the Museum’s Café and Shop.

If you’re a teen, check out our teen programs.

Internships combine two elements:

Departmental placements: As an intern, you’ll be paired with a supervisor and integrated into one of our departments, participating fully in day-to-day workplace activities and projects with the guidance of full-time staff members. Your placement is based on interest and relevant experience, and you’ll work alongside our expert staff on key tasks, gaining skills while making important contributions to the Museum as a whole. Interns also receive ongoing training and mentorship from department leaders who are committed to supporting interns’ growth, as well as their autonomy and agency, over the course of the program. Please refer to the online application for a list of available departmental placements and descriptions. While departmental placements change with each application cycle, there are usually several open positions in Curatorial, as well as in Development and Conservation.

Weekly seminars: Our internships combine practical experience with professional development through a series of weekly seminars that focus on the role of museums in society. During our fall and spring internships, seminars take place on Tuesdays, 9:30 am–12:30 pm, and in the summer they are held on Tuesdays, 9:30 am–5:30 pm. Attendance is mandatory. The seminars look critically at the history of museums, question how museums have responded to current events, trends, and social issues, and ask interns to envision what the next generation of museums will look like. Seminars include intimate conversations with Brooklyn Museum curators, conservators, educators, and collection and exhibition specialists, as well as invited artists and outside experts. You’ll also visit local artist studios, museums, and other cultural institutions. Over the course of the internship, interns gain skills and perspectives on museum work, and learn how to transfer those skills to other types of professional experience.

Spring 2023 Semester Internships
January 27–May 5, 2023
Applications for spring internships open on October 6, 2022, and are due by November 6, 2022, at 11:59 pm. Spring and fall internships are paid, part-time opportunities ($16 per hour, 18 hours per week). In addition to working in your department, interns must attend seminars every Tuesday, 9:30 am–12:30 pm.

Summer 2023 Internships
May 30–August 4, 2023
Applications for summer internships open in February 2023. Check back for updates. Summer internships are paid, full-time opportunities ($16 per hour, 35 hours per week). In addition to working in your department, interns must attend seminars every Tuesday, 9:30 am–5:30 pm.

Fall 2023 Semester Internships 
September 22–December 1, 2023
Applications for fall internships open in June 2023. Check back for updates. Spring and fall internships are paid, part-time opportunities ($16 per hour, 18 hours per week). In addition to working in your department, interns must attend seminars every Tuesday, 9:30 am–12:30 pm.