Internships

Conservation Intern – Harpers Ferry Center, Museum Conservation Services

December 18, 2025

The Conservation Intern at Harpers Ferry Center assists Senior NPS Museum Conservators with object handling, object photography (before and after treatment digital imaging), report writing (condition reports, treatment proposals, and treatment reports), database entry, lab maintenance, and basic treatment steps for a variety of NPS artifacts on loan to Harpers Ferry Center (HFC) for conservation treatment from park sites service-wide.

Summer Internship in Library Materials Conservation, University of Washington Libraries, Seattle

December 18, 2025

With generous funding from the Mellon Foundation, the University of Washington Libraries is pleased to offer a 10-week summer internship open to qualified applicants. 

Summer 2026 graduate-level conservation internship at Shelburne Museum

December 18, 2025

Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, VT, is offering a paid 10 week summer work project for a student currently enrolled in a conservation graduate program with an interest in textile conservation and/or objects conservation.

Conservation and Collections Care Internship, Costume & Textiles – RISD Museum

December 17, 2025

Working alongside conservation staff, the intern will receive training and assist with: examining and assessing objects; updating reports that document object condition; rehousing items in storage; and performing basic conservation treatments.

Paid Summer Internship – Kimbell Art Museum

December 16, 2025

The Kimbell Art Museum offers one paid internship in the conservation department to a graduate student, specializing in the conservation of easel paintings.

Graduate Conservation Intern – Glenstone Museum

December 10, 2025

The internship will provide the opportunity to work with Glenstone’s superlative collection of post-World War II artworks. Projects will be tailored to the specialty and interests of the successful candidate.

2026-2027 Graduate Conservation Internships in Objects/Preventive and Paintings Conservation – Carnegie Museum of Art

December 3, 2025

The Carnegie Museum of Art Conservation Department is pleased to offer (2) third- or fourth-year graduate internships for the academic year of 2026-2027 focusing either on Objects/Preventive Conservation or Paintings Conservation.

The Frick Collection Graduate Internship 2026 – 2027

November 7, 2025

The Frick Collection is pleased to offer a full-year graduate internship for the academic year Fall 2026 – Summer 2027.

Summer Internships for Undergraduate and Graduate Students – The Metropolitan Museum of Art

November 7, 2025

The Met offers 10-week internship opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as recent graduates, to explore museum careers and gain professional experience.

Fall and Spring Semester Internships for Undergraduate and Graduate Students – The Metropolitan Museum of Art

November 7, 2025

This 10-week internship offers current students and recent graduates the opportunity to learn about museum practice and gain professional skills in a variety of fields through internships during the academic year.

2026-2027 Willman Spawn Conservation Internship at APS (full year) – American Philosophical Society

November 5, 2025

The Library & Museum of the American Philosophical Society seeks graduate students in library or paper conservation for a paid 2026–2027 Willman Spawn Conservation Internship.

2026 Summer Internship at the American Antiquarian Society

November 1, 2025

The conservation internship was established in 2020 to provide training opportunities for graduate students with a specialization in book or paper conservation. The internship is held at the American Antiquarian Society, located in Worcester, Massachusetts.