2025 MoMA 12-Month Internship - Media and Performance

The Museum Of Modern Art • New York, NY

258d • $42,000

About The Position

The 12-Month Internship Program offers full-time, 12-month internships with stipends for recent college graduates interested in pursuing a museum career. The program includes focused departmental training integrated with a lecture series and financial provisions for research trips related to the interns' fields of interest. Interns will participate in monthly activities designed to provide greater exposure to the museum and art fields. The Media and Performance Intern will work closely with curators on research and development for a forthcoming exhibition and acquisition research, while also supporting ongoing programming such as Modern Mondays. The internship provides training in specific museum fields through close work with professional staff and exposure to modern and contemporary art through seminars and discussions.

Requirements

• Recent graduates of bachelor's or master's degree programs.
• Demonstrated interest in time-based media and performance art.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong work ethic and eagerness to learn.
• Experience working with living artists is a plus.
• Foreign language proficiency in Portuguese and/or Spanish is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist curators with research and development of forthcoming exhibitions.
• Conduct acquisitions and collections-related research.
• Support ongoing programming such as Modern Mondays.
• Contribute to the performance program as needed.
• Participate in monthly activities and training sessions.

Benefits

• $42,000 salary (gross), subject to applicable tax withholdings.
• Health benefits.
• Two weeks paid vacation.
• $2,000 for travel expenses for an approved research trip.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Industry: Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree