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Associate Director, Curatorial Affairs & Collections. New York Public Library for the Performing Arts (New York City, NY)

Description:The Associate Director of Curatorial Affairs & Collections is a key member of the LPA senior leadership team, providing high-level, strategic curatorial vision and overseeing the Curators of Dance, Music & Recorded Sound, and Theatre. This leader will be collaborative, building on the expertise of their team, and will ensure that all divisions are led…


Spring 2027 Internships, Peabody Essex Museum (Rowley and Salem, MA)

Description:Are you drawn to cultural exploration? Wondering what it might be like to work in a museum? If your answer is “Yes!,” an internship at PEM might be right for you. PEM internships offer opportunities to build skills, learn about the arts and discover career opportunities in museums. You’ll collaborate side by side with professionals…


Project Archivist, ICA, (East Boston, MA)

Job Description: Founded in 1936, the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston is one of the oldest contemporary art museums in the country, and its long history is recorded in many years of accumulated ephemera and documents. The ICA/Boston is in the process of a long-term effort to preserve and share this history with the public. As…


Spring 2027 Internships, Historic New England, (Various)

Description Historic New England offers multiple internship opportunities. Climate Action– Remote  The Historic New England climate action intern will learn how to apply sustainability and climate action concepts to the work of a cultural institution. The work will directly support Historic New England’s organizational climate action goals in the areas of mitigation, resilience, and climate…


Collections and Exhibitions Manager, Holocaust Memorial Museum Boston (Boston, MA)

Description The Exhibits Manager is responsible for the production and installation of all aspects of Holocaust Museum Boston’s core collection, under the leadership of the CEO and working closely with the Director of Education and the COO. The position is responsible for exhibitions (exhibit budgets, audio-visual systems, incoming loans, artifact rotations, long-range exhibitplanning) and management…


Graduate Student Assistant, Harvard Art Museums Archives/Busch-Reisinger Museum (Cambridge, MA)

Job Description The Harvard Art Museums Archives seeks a Graduate Student Assistant to survey, arrange, and describe the papers of the German artist Otto Piene (1928-2014). The collection materials are largely in German, and include correspondence, visual materials, personal writings, and publications documenting the life and work of the artist. This position is ideal for…


Library and Archives Assistant, Whitney Museum of American Art (New York, NY)

Description The Library and Archives Assistant will support the Library and Archives team in all aspects of collections development, cataloging, processing, circulation, reference, access, organization, and storage. This is a part-time role, 28 hours weekly.  Responsibilities  Education Background/Degree requirements  Specific knowledge, abilities and/or skills  Compensation & Benefits How to Apply To apply: https://jobs.whitney.org/apply/1yKvdOKjH7/Research-Resources-Library-And-Archives-Assistant


Senior Archivist, Whitney Museum of American Art (New York, NY)

Description Reporting to the Associate Director, Library and Archives, the Senior Archivist provides vision and strategy to promote, process, and provide access to the Museum’s digital and analog records. The position oversees all functions of the archives and records management program to facilitate collecting, preserving, and providing access to the historical records of the Whitney…


Special Collections Librarian, Fairfield Museum and History Center (Fairfield, CT)

Description: The Fairfield Museum & History Center is a vibrant center of community life that welcomes more than 34,000 annual visitors, a prominent center for the study of arts and humanities, and an award-winning institution of statewide renown. Our mission is to inspire civic engagement by celebrating the diverse history of our region and its…


Digital Projects Intern, Phillips Library Peabody Essex Museum (Rowley, MA)

Description: Join the Phillips Library, PEM’s research library, as digital projects intern for Fall 2026! Our digitization program exponentially increases free, worldwide access to our collections and demonstrates that the library is a vital and engaged part of the museum and its communities. The project will include digitization for our online collections portal, including the…