About the 12-Month Internship Program

Full-time, 12-month internships with stipends are offered for recent college graduates interested in pursuing a museum career. The focused departmental training is integrated with the fall, spring, and summer lecture series and complemented with financial provisions for the interns to create a research trip related to their field of interest. Additionally, monthly activities are designed specifically for this cohort to receive greater exposure to the museum and art fields.

The Architecture and Design Intern will be a part of a larger cohort of interns from various MoMA departments. Twelve-month internships provide training in specific museum fields through close work with professional staff members, familiarity with modern and contemporary art through seminars and discussions, and an educational program that exposes interns to the workings of the Museum as a whole, while considering the role of museums in the broader cultural context.

More about Architecture and Design

The Architecture and Design intern would work with the Chief Curator and Curatorial Associate on tasks related to an upcoming architecture exhibition, including assisting with completing loan agreements with exhibition lenders, researching and securing exhibition catalogue images and videos, and providing administrative support for exhibition research, documentation, and internal/external correspondence with potential lenders. The exhibition will focus on West African modernist architecture and is scheduled to open in May 2026. ]

The intern will establish and document a dialogue with all exhibition lenders, assembling an administrative organizational system to track correspondence, key project milestones, and loan agreement forms. Assist in the selection of images and obtain image files with the accompanying image permissions for the exhibition catalogue, and coordinate use and license fee payment, working with MoMA Publications. Systematically document all images with their sources, permissions, and payment.

Required Commitment
This program will run from approximately September 8, 2025 to August 28, 2026. This program requires a full-time commitment (Monday-Friday, 9:30am to 5:30pm).

Eligibility
Recent graduates of bachelor’s or master’s degree programs. The Museum encourages candidates from all academic disciplines to apply. Candidates should have a background in architecture, architectural history, art history, or design history or theory, as appropriate to the position. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Excels at creating organizational plans and is detail-oriented.

Salary
$42,000 salary (gross), subject to applicable tax withholdings. Health benefits, two weeks paid vacation, and an additional $2,000 to cover travel expenses for an approved research trip related to the intern’s field of interest.

Application Deadline
All 12-Month intern applications are due by Sunday, June 15th by 11:59 PM EST.

How to Apply

Application Requirements

The following items are required as part of your online application through MoMA's UKG Recruiting Portal:

• A résumé/curriculum vitae in PDF format
• At least 1 letter of recommendation, in PDF format, directly uploaded to your application
• A transcript, in PDF format, directly uploaded to your application (unofficial transcripts are accepted).
• A essay submitted in PDF format. Essay should be no longer than 650 words and answer the prompt below as follows:
  • Why are you interested in participating in an internship at The Museum of Modern Art? In response, be sure to address both:
    a) The role of museums and how you envision their potential for evolution.
    b) Individual or an experience that has influenced your perception of the arts.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding your application, please reach out to internships@moma.org.

Please note: we will not review applications received after the deadline, and we will only review complete applications.

Select applicants will be contacted to arrange interviews in mid-July. If we request an interview with you, we will contact you to arrange a convenient date and time for you.

For a complete list of available internships at MoMA, please go to www.moma.org/about/careers/internships.

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