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
Checkout Person	Sturbridge, MA
Purser	Sturbridge, MA
Receiver	Sturbridge, MA
FRONT DESK CLERK	Westborough, MA

See all 9 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
Barista Cashier	Sausalito, CA
Birthday Party Assistant	Sausalito, CA
Dishwasher food prep	Sausalito, CA
Marketing 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
Hospitalist-Concierge, Lenox Hill Hospital	New York, NY
Summer Jobs & Internships - Brooklyn Cultural Adventures Program (BCAP)	Brooklyn, NY
AFTER-SCHOOL/SUMMER HELP (occasional or regularly scheduled) for 5-year-old boy!	Brooklyn, NY
AmeriCorps Member Family Support Aid	Brooklyn, NY
Communications & PR Internship	Brooklyn, NY

See all 29 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	New York, NY
Summer Intern, Business Development & Design (NYC)	New York, NY
Science Master Teacher	Brooklyn, NY
Summer Intern, Business Development & Design	New York, NY
F/T Faculty: English-English Department	Boston, MA

See all 11 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
Executive Chef	North Carolina
Event Sales Manager	Louisville, KY
Front Office Manager	Cincinnati, OH

See all 5 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
Orthopedic Medical Surgical Registered Nurse	Philadelphia, PA
Medical Surgical Registered Nurse	Philadelphia, PA
Clinic Medical Surgical Registered Nurse	Norwood, MA
Medical Surgical With Telemetry Registered Nurse	Salem, MA
Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse	Philadelphia, PA

See all 67 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
Human Resources Assistant (Military/Office Automation)	San Diego, CA
Skilled Nursing Facility Physical Therapist Assistant	Manassas, VA
Human Resources Assistant (Military/Office Automation)	San Diego, CA
FRONT DESK CLERK	Miamisburg, OH
Banquet Houseperson	Miamisburg, OH

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
Communications Specialist 4 7478U) Job	Berkeley, CA
Family Practice Physician	Ohio
Internal Medicine Physician	Ohio

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
Assistant Sushi Chef/ St Louis, MO	St. Louis, MO
Sales / New Business Executive	New York, NY
Personal Assistant - Finance and Investment Industry Opportunity	New York, NY
Physician Outpatient practice with opportunity to build Sports Medicine practice	Vermont

See all 402 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
FILM PROGRAMMING INTERNSHIP	New York, NY
MEDIA CONTENT CREATOR INTERNSHIP (writers, photographers, videographers):	New York, NY
VIDEO PRODUCTION INTERNSHIP	New York, NY
Membership Coordinator	New York, NY

See all 4 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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No current job openings.

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
Information Systems Specialist 8 (Senior IT Portfolio Analyst)	Salem, OR
Sr. Global Contract Specialist	Indianapolis, IN
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
Assistant Retail Manager	New York, NY
Marketing Communications Manager	Chicago, IL
Associate Manager, Americas Strategy	Atlanta, GA
Counselor Counselor	Philadelphia, PA
Assistant or Associate Professor of Mathematics Education	Kennesaw, GA

See all 55 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
Orthopedic Sports Medicine Physician	Connecticut
Hospitalist-Massachusetts – Physician Needed -Multiple locations in Greater Boston-$300k potential	Boston, MA
Master Artisan, Historic Baking Trades	Plymouth, MA
Speech Language Pathologist Rehab Manager Management opportunity in an award-winning community close to Hartford!	Simsbury, CT
Guest Services Manager	Stowe, VT

See all 256 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
Marketing Specialist	San Francisco, CA
Director of Sales, Western Region	San Francisco, CA
Senior Data Scientist	San Francisco, CA
Co-ed and All Girls Day Camp Seeking Compassionate, Creative & Committed Summer Day Camp Staff	Berkeley, CA

See all 5 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
Internal Medicine - Physician	Massachusetts
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
Assistant Professor, American Art	Boulder, CO
Fall Internship	New York, NY
Curitorial Assistant	Riverside, CA
Lecturer	Flagstaff, AZ
Postdoctoral Research Associate	Princeton, NJ

See all 10 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	Manhattan, NY
Pediatrics - Massachusetts - Central MA/Worcester area	Worcester, MA
ED Physician Assistant	Trenton, NJ
Sr. Curator	Brooklyn, NY
ED Physician	Trenton, NJ

See all 10 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
PhDScientists/Engineers (Entry Level) BioprocessEngineer	Wilmington, DE
Reliability Engineering Intern	Milwaukee, WI
Inside Sales Representative Manchester, NH	Manchester, NH
Strategic Projects Engineer	Milwaukee, WI
Reliability Engineering Intern	Milwaukee, WI

See all 23 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
Gastroenterology	Selma, AL
Internal Medicine - Physician	Selma, AL
Gastroenterology - Physician	Selma, AL
Psychiatrist - (Psych) Locum Tenens	New London, CT
Internal Medicine	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
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner in IL	Bloomington, IL
Front Desk Agent	Chicago, IL
Assistant/Associate Professor of Media Theory	Buffalo, NY
Archives Analyst, Corporate History Program	New York, NY
Wanted: Two hospitalists in Madison, WI!	Madison, WI

See all 81 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
Chief Curator	Grand Rapids, MI
Server	New York, NY
Food Runner/Backwaiter	New York, NY
Food Runner/Backwaiter	New York, NY

See all 6 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
Housekeeper - Residence Inn Milwaukee	Milwaukee, WI
FRONT DESK CLERK - Residence Inn Milwaukee	Milwaukee, WI
FRONT DESK CLERK - Residence Inn Milwaukee	Milwaukee, WI
Need catering	Virginia Beach, VA
FRONT DESK CLERK	Wilmington, DE

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
Administrative Assistant	King of Prussia, PA
Trauma Performance Improvement Coordinator	Philadelphia, PA
Lecturer - Wage	Charlottesville, VA
Chief Financial Officer \| Private, Nonprofit Organization	Charlottesville, VA
Program Director, Virginia Festival Of The Book	Charlottesville, VA

See all 16 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
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
Coordinator of Access Programs	New York, NY

See all 5 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
15 Game Night Operations Internship	Springfield, MA
Youth Hockey Game Day Internship	Providence, RI
15 Media & Community Relations Internship	Springfield, MA
Account Executive	Syracuse, NY
Youth Hockey Full-Time Internship	Providence, RI

See all 5 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
CollectionsSpace User Interface Developer	Atlanta, GA
Investment Analyst	New York, NY
The Andrew W. Mellon Summer Academy and Undergraduate Curatorial Fellowship Program	Chicago, IL
Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship	Portland, OR

See all 16 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
Intern Lab, College	Cold Spring Harbor, NY
School Clerk RB # 14 -21	Buffalo, NY
Instructional Faculty	Rochester, NY
Head Mens and Womens Cross Country/Track Coach	Queens, NY

See all 52 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
Orthopedic Medical Surgical Registered Nurse	Philadelphia, PA
Medical Surgical Registered Nurse	Philadelphia, PA
Medical Social Worker	Saint Paul, MN
Scientist/Marine Biologist and Diver A?? Nationwide	Gainesville, FL
Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse	Philadelphia, PA

See all 98 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
Interactive Graphic Designer	Waltham, MA
Mgr, Internal Communications	Hackensack, NJ
Assistant Manager for Photo Company - Mall of America	Minneapolis, MN
Executive Assistant	Houston, TX
Executive Assistant	Houston, TX

See all 58 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
Assistant Professor, American Art	Boulder, CO
Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant Rehab Manager Management opportunity in a quiet community close to Norfolk and Virginia Beach!	Courtland, VA
Speech Language Pathologist Rehab Manager Management opportunity in a quiet community close to Norfolk and Virginia Beach!	Courtland, VA
Physical Therapy Assistant Rehab Manager Management opportunity in a quiet community close to Norfolk and Virginia Beach!	Courtland, VA
Busser Restaurant/lounge	Santa Fe, NM

See all 314 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
Registered Nurse Medical/Surgical- Nursing Student Educator	Brush, CO
Registered Nurse Women Infant Services	Brush, CO
Graphic Design Intern	Philadelphia, PA
Digital Asset System Manager	Columbus, OH

See all 995 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
Finance Tutor/Teacher	Cambridge, MA
Accounting Tutor/Teacher	Cambridge, MA
Education Associate for Traveling Programs & Summer Courses	Boston, MA
Exempt Organizations Tax Services Manager	Boston, MA
Acquisitions Archivist	Boston, MA

See all 44 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	Columbus, OH
Occupational Therapist Home Health Vibrant community, rich in the arts, close to Akron and Cleveland!	Canton, OH
Urology	Canton, OH
Collections Internship	Canton, OH
OT - Home Health Vibrant community, rich in the ar	Canton, OH

See all 67 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
Software Developer Intern	Boston, MA
Human Resources Intern	Boston, MA
Retail Sales Associate – Boston area cultural attraction gift stores	Boston, MA
Administrator-Hospital-Springfield, MA	Springfield, MA

See all 9 job postings

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