Careers in Museum

By Willy Franzen

Looking for an entry level job or internship in museum? Here's an overview of how to approach the search and a list of companies that might have entry level and internship opportunities that will interest you.

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There’s a museum for almost everything: art, science, math, history, people. If you love the history and culture of a particular subject and want to preserve it so other people can enjoy as much as you can, consider working in a museum.

You could work in museum administration and operations, including the communications, fundraising, and finance departments. Outside of museum administration, jobs include:

Archivist, Historian, or Librarian: Identify and catalogue records
Curator: Choose the items displayed in the museum
Museum Educator: Educate the public on the museum’s holdings
Conservator: Restore original documents and objects

A bachelor’s degree is required for almost all positions in a museum, along with strong communication skills and a love of the museum’s subject. A master’s degree in museum studies or a related field is required for some positions.

Companies with Entry Level Jobs and Internships in Museum

Old Sturbridge Village - Old Sturbridge Village is the “largest outdoor history museum in the Northeast” and it “depicts a rural New England town of the 1830s.”

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Job Title	Location
Bursar	Sturbridge, MA
Purser	Sturbridge, MA
Receiver	Sturbridge, MA
FRONT DESK CLERK	Westborough, MA
Checkout Person	Sturbridge, MA

See all 7 job postings

Bay Area Discovery Museum - The Bay Area Discovery Museum is a Sausalito, CA based museum that “is designed to ignite creative thinking in children.”

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Job Title	Location
Birthday Party Assistant	Sausalito, CA
Barista Cashier	Sausalito, CA
Marketing Intern	Sausalito, CA
Development Intern	Sausalito, CA
Evaluation Intern	Sausalito, CA

See all 27 job postings

Museum Hack - Museum Hack is a New York, NY based upstart that developed a “tour to turn one of New York’s most spectacular cultural institutions into a totally unique experience.”

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Job Title	Location
Communications Intern	New York, NY
Sales and Development Intern	New York, NY
322 - Maintenance Mechanic Job	Denver, CO
322 - Maintenance Mechanic Job	Marietta, PA

See all 2 job postings

Brooklyn Museum - At over half a million square feet, Brooklyn Museum is “one of the oldest and largest art museums in the country.”

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Job Title	Location
AmeriCorps Member Family Support Aid	New York, NY
Summer Jobs & Internships - Brooklyn Cultural Adventures Program (BCAP)	Brooklyn, NY
Partnerships Coordinator	Brooklyn, NY
Hospitalist-Concierge, Lenox Hill Hospital	New York, NY
College & Career Coach	New York, NY

See all 30 job postings

Poetry Foundation - The Poetry Foundation is a Chicago, IL based “independent literary organization committed to a vigorous presence for poetry in our culture.”

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Job Title	Location
Summer Intern, Business Development & Design (NYC)	New York, NY
Summer Intern, Business Development & Design	New York, NY
Science Master Teacher	Brooklyn, NY
Bilingual Assistant Physical Education Teacher	United States
Financial Associate	Chicago, IL

See all 12 job postings

21c Museum Hotels - 21c Museum Hotels is a company based in Louisville, KY that operates hotels “born out of a desire to integrate contemporary art into everyday life.”

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Job Title	Location
Medical Oncologist/Hematologist	Rogers, AR
APN/Nurse Practitioner	Rogers, AR
Event Sales Manager	Louisville, KY
Executive Chef	North Carolina

See all 4 job postings

Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco - Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco is a non-profit that runs two separate museums: the de Young in Golden Gate Park and the Legion of Honor in Lincoln Park.

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Job Title	Location
Clinic Medical Surgical Registered Nurse	Norwood, MA
Medical Surgical With Telemetry Registered Nurse	Salem, MA
Pediatric Emergency Room Registered Nurse	Philadelphia, PA
Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse	Boston, MA
Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse	Boston, MA

See all 54 job postings

Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum - The NYC based Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum promotes “the awareness and understanding of history, science and service" through collections and exhibitions.

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Job Title	Location
Operating Room Technician Operating Room Technician	Washington, DC
Operating Room Operating Room Technician	Washington, DC
Acute & Rehab General Physical Therapist	Washington, DC
Rehab Medical Surgical Registered Nurse	Rockville, MD
Outpatient Facility Physical Therapist	Fort Washington, MD

See all 77 job postings

The Tech Museum of Innovation - The Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, CA is a "hands-on technology and science museum for people of all ages and backgrounds."

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Job Title	Location
Out-of-School Time Curriculum and Instruction Internship - Innovation Labs	Manhattan, NY
Communications Specialist 4 (7478U) Job #17468	Berkeley, CA
Gallery Interpreter	San Jose, CA
Director of Individual Giving (Major Gifts)	Mountain View, CA
Camp Director	San Francisco Bay Area, CA

See all 15 job postings

Museum of the City of New York - The Museum of the City of New York is a private, not-for-profit, educational institution founded in 1923 for the purpose of presenting the history of New York City.

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Job Title	Location
Physician, Emergency Medicine, Atlantic City Regional Medical Center	Philadelphia, PA
Personal Assistant - Finance and Investment Industry Opportunity	New York, NY
Administrative Assistant	Chicago, IL
Physician Outpatient practice with opportunity to build Sports Medicine practice	Vermont
Sales and Development Intern	New York, NY

See all 394 job postings

Rubin Museum of Art - The Rubin Museum of Art in New York, NY "promotes understanding, and inspires personal connections to the ideas, cultures, and art of Himalayan Asia.”

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Job Title	Location
Freelance Audio Visual Assistant	New York, NY
VIDEO PRODUCTION INTERNSHIP	New York, NY
FILM PROGRAMMING INTERNSHIP	New York, NY
Membership Coordinator	New York, NY
MEDIA CONTENT CREATOR INTERNSHIP (writers, photographers, videographers):	New York, NY

See all 3 job postings

South Street Seaport Museum - The South Street Seaport Museum “is dedicated to preserving and interpreting the history of New York as a port city," and they're hiring.

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Job Title	Location
Seasonal Visitor Services Associate	New York, NY

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Children’s Creativity Museum - The Children’s Creativity Museum is a San Francisco, CA based “interactive art and technology museum for kids" that is all about creativity.

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Job Title	Location
Marketing Intern	Sausalito, CA
Library Aide	Boynton Beach, FL
Librarian I	Rancho Cucamonga, CA

See all 3 job postings

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The Museum of Mathematics - The Museum of Mathematics in New York, NY is opening in 4 months to be the only math museum in the United States.

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Job Title	Location
CLERICAL ASSISTANT - P/T, TEMPORARY	Tempe, AZ
Director of Sales & Marketing	Chicago, IL
Executive Director Days	Dallas, TX
Analytics Consultant	Atlanta, GA
Marketing Communications Manager	Chicago, IL

See all 54 job postings

Historic New England - Historic New England is a non-profit that works to preserve and promote the appreciation of New England's history.

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Job Title	Location
Assistant Executive Housekeeper	Yosemite National Park, CA
Assistant Front Office Manager	Yosemite National Park, CA
Retail Manager	Yosemite National Park, CA
Dining Room Manager	Yosemite National Park, CA
National Account Executive, Group Benefits (NYC & New England Territory)	New York, NY

See all 252 job postings

Exploratorium - The Exploratorium is a San Francisco, CA museum that focuses on art, science, and human perception, and they have some great job opportunities.

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Job Title	Location
Development Assistant ll	San Francisco, CA
Special Events Manager	San Francisco, CA
Marketing Specialist	San Francisco, CA
Director of Sales, Western Region	San Francisco, CA
Development Assistant II at the Exploratorium	San Francisco, CA

See all 8 job postings

Martha’s Vineyard Museum - The Martha's Vineyard Museum "is "dedicated to furthering an interest in the history and culture of the Island" and they're hiring.

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Job Title	Location
SENIOR CONSULTANT - MGPO FINANCE	Boston, MA
Physician, Internal Medicine	Massachusetts
Chief Emergency Medicine Job Coastal Massachusetts	Massachusetts

See all 3 job postings

Museum of Latin American Art - If you’re a big fan of Latin American art, you’ll probably want to take a look at MOLAA’s excellent job opportunities.

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Job Title	Location
Fall 2014 Internship	New York, NY
Curitorial Assistant	Riverside, CA
Postdoctoral Research Associate	Princeton, NJ
Curitorial Assistant	Riverside, CA
Social Science/Humanities Research Associate III - Curatorial Research Associate	Austin, TX

See all 11 job postings

New York Transit Museum - New York City's transit system is the best in the United States and its long history is on display at the New York Transit Museum, which is hiring.

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Job Title	Location
Head of Registrar Services	New York, NY
Head of Registrar	Manhattan, NY
Website Designer/Developer	New York, NY
ED Physician Assistant	Trenton, NJ
Sr. Curator	Brooklyn, NY

See all 9 job postings

Chemical Heritage Foundation - The Chemical Heritage Foundation is all about fostering "an understanding of chemistry’s impact on society," and they offer some exciting job opportunities.

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Job Title	Location
Electrical Maintenance Supervisor	Durham, NC
Product Development Engineer	Durham, NC
PhDScientists/Engineers (Entry Level) BioprocessEngineer	Wilmington, DE
Reliability Engineering Intern	Milwaukee, WI
Inside Sales Representative San Jose, CA	San Jose, CA

See all 21 job postings

Center for Puppetry Arts - Do you love puppets? If so, you might want to consider a career at the Center for Puppetry Arts.

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Job Title	Location
Physician (MD, DO, Resident) Gastroenterology	Selma, AL
Physician (MD, DO, Resident) Internal Medicine	Selma, AL
Physician (MD, DO, Resident) Surgery	New London, CT
Family Practice Physician	Selma, AL

See all 1 job postings

Chicago History Museum - If you find that Chicago history speaks to you, then you’ll want to take a look at the Chicago History Museum’s Jobs page.

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Job Title	Location
Andrew W. Mellon Curatorial Fellowship	Chicago, IL
ARCHIVAL ASSISTANT	New York, NY
Physician Internal Medicine Practice Opportunity Competitive Salary + Quality Incentive Program	Illinois
Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Curatorial Fellowship	Chicago, IL
Media Sales Executive	Chicago, IL

See all 80 job postings

Whitney Museum of American Art - If contemporary American art speaks to you, then you have to check out jobs at the Whitney Museum of American Art.

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Job Title	Location
Director of Visitor Operations	New York, NY
Server	New York, NY
Food Runner/Backwaiter	New York, NY
Food Runner/Backwaiter	New York, NY
Server	New York, NY

See all 4 job postings

Nantucket Historical Association - If you love Nantucket's history, then a career with the Nantucket Historical Association might be exactly what you're looking for.

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Job Title	Location
Chief Curator	Nantucket, MA

See all 1 job postings

Lower East Side Tenement Museum - If you want to be part of sharing the history of the immigrants who built this country, then take a look at Jobs at the Lower East Side Tenement Museum.

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Job Title	Location
COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER	New York, NY
Part Time Visitor Services Associate	New York, NY
Assistant Retail Manager	New York, NY
Evening Events Assistant	New York, NY

See all 4 job postings

Museum of Food and Drink - If you love the culture of food, a job with the Museum of Food and Drink would be a dream come true.

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Job Title	Location
Need a Bartender	New York, NY
Need a Caterer for a Wedding	Santa Barbara, CA
Need a Catering Service	Montclair, NJ
Need catering	Kalamazoo, MI
Need bartending	Astoria, NY

See all 75 job postings

Thomas Jefferson Foundation - If you don’t get lost in the excitement of reading up on Thomas Jefferson’s place in history, then a job at Monticello probably isn’t for you.

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Job Title	Location
CANLEAD Research Associate	Charlottesville, VA
Administrative Assistant	King of Prussia, PA
Editor	Charlottesville, VA
Trauma Performance Improvement Coordinator	Philadelphia, PA
Lecturer - Wage	Charlottesville, VA

See all 14 job postings

International Coalition of Sites of Conscience - If you're interested in the history of human rights and social justice, then you should check out Jobs at International Coalition of Sites of Conscience.

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Job Title	Location
Specialist - Community Development Knowledge Sharing	Atlanta, GA

See all 1 job postings

National September 11 Memorial & Museum - If you were greatly affected by 9/11, then you should browse through the open positions at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum.

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Job Title	Location
Admissions Associate	New York, NY
Paralegal Specialist (OA)	Washington, DC
Chief External Relations Officer	Brooklyn, NY
Chief External Relations Officer	New York, NY
Chief External Relations Officer, StoryCorps	New Mexico

See all 6 job postings

Hockey Hall of Fame - We’re not getting a lot done here today in Chicago with a parade going on, so I’m going to leave it to you to see if a job at the Hockey Hall of Fame is for you

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Job Title	Location
Arena Operations (Project Management) Internship	Tampa, FL
Youth Hockey PA/Social Media Internship	Providence, RI
Vice President of Marketing	Tampa, FL
Account Executive	Syracuse, NY
Youth Hockey Full-Time Internship	Providence, RI

See all 9 job postings

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation - If you’d like to have a job giving money away (not Ed McMahon style though), then you should check out The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation’s Jobs page on Idealist.

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Job Title	Location
Program Assistant - International Dissertation Research Fellowship (IDRF)	Brooklyn, NY
Mellon-Keiter Postdoctoral Fellowship in Russian Art	Amherst, MA
Carolina Digital Humanities Initiative Postdoctoral Fellow	Greenville, NC
Carolina Digital Humanities Initiative Post-Doctoral Fellow	Chapel Hill, NC
Carolina Digital Humanities Initiative Postdoctoral Fellow	Chapel Hill, NC

See all 13 job postings

New York Hall of Science - If you’d like to work at the New York Hall of Science, then check out their Jobs page. Right now they're looking for a Visitor Services Assistant.

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Job Title	Location
Hyperion Program Manager, Finance Infrastructure Solutions - Marsh & McLennan Companies Corporate	Hoboken, NJ
Clinical Assistant Professor (2 Part-time clinical track faculty positions)	Stony Brook, NY
Postdoctoral Associate	Stony Brook, NY
Healthcare Environmental Health and Safety Specialist	Stony Brook, NY
Intern Lab, College	Cold Spring Harbor, NY

See all 55 job postings

Academy of Natural Sciences - The Academy is now approaching its 200th anniversary, and if you want to be able to celebrate it with them, you’ll want to take a look at their Jobs page.

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Job Title	Location
Middle School Computer Science Teacher	New York, NY
Group Life Coordinator 2 (Line Staff)	Bend, OR
Pediatric Emergency Room Registered Nurse	Philadelphia, PA
Certified Physician Assistant (PA-C)	Cape Girardeau, MO
Park Ranger	Sacramento, CA

See all 88 job postings

International Center of Photography - If you love photography, but want to do more than just take pictures, then the International Center of Photography is a perfect place for you.

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Job Title	Location
Editor	Arlington, VA
Forensic Photographer	Dover AFB, DE
Assistant Manager for Photo Company - Mall of America	Minneapolis, MN
Lecturer: Art Department, PHOTOGRAPHY	Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MN
Executive Assistant	Houston, TX

See all 61 job postings

Minnesota Children’s Museum - But what about intellectually stimulating jobs for you? The Minnesota Children’s Museum Jobs page has those for you.

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Job Title	Location
Gastroenterologist Job	La Crosse, WI
Hospitalist Job	La Crosse, WI
Otolaryngologist Job	La Crosse, WI
Neurologist Job	La Crosse, WI
Urologist Job	La Crosse, WI

See all 13 job postings

National Building Museum - If you have a passion for buildings, then a job with National Building Museum will lay the perfect foundation for your career.

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Job Title	Location
Vice President, Advancement & Executive Director, CHS Trust Foundation - Seattle - # 100-001-2014	King County, WA
Application Programmer Analyst	Farmington Hills, MI
Corporate Actions Analyst	Chicago, IL
Family Medicine Physician New Mexico	New Mexico
Administrative Assistant	Chicago, IL

See all 307 job postings

National Archives - You can start learning about what it’s like to work at the National Archives by visiting their Careers page, and then you can check out their job listings.

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Job Title	Location
Eastern Region Environmental Coordinator	Detroit, MI
Archivist	Fort Meade, MD
Archivist	Fort Meade, MD
Registered Nurse Women Infant Services	Brush, CO
Graphic Design Intern	Philadelphia, PA

See all 1,002 job postings

Museum of Science, Boston - If you were a nerdy kid like me who loved science and you want to share that passion with today’s kids, check out jobs at the Museum of Science, Boston.

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Job Title	Location
Acquisitions Archivist	Boston, MA
Retail Sales Associate – Boston Children’s Museum	Boston, MA
Exempt Organizations Tax Services Manager	Boston, MA
Director, Membership	Boston, MA
National Center for Technological Literacy® Digital Marketing Project	Boston, MA

See all 51 job postings

Pro Football Hall of Fame - Whether you're a football player or a job seeker, getting a place at the Pro Football Hall of Fame isn't easy.

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Job Title	Location
Sales Representative	Lexington, KY
OT / OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST	Canton, OH
Sales Representative	Houston, TX
ASIC Design Verification	Cleveland, OH
Occupational Therapist Home Health Vibrant community, rich in the arts, close to Akron and Cleveland!	Canton, OH

See all 71 job postings

Boston Children’s Museum - Boston Children\'s Museum\'s Jobs page was updated just yesterday, and it includes quite a few entry level job opportunities targeted towards new grads.

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Job Title	Location
Hospital Administrator	Springfield, MA
Retail Sales Associate – Boston Children’s Museum	Boston, MA
Software Developer Intern	Boston, MA
Human Resources Intern	Boston, MA
Retail Sales Associate – Boston area cultural attraction gift stores	Boston, MA

See all 11 job postings

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