[Summer 2026] Research Resources - Permanent Collection Documentation and Licensing Office

Whitney Museum of American Art • New York, NY

37d • $6,500 - $6,500 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Whitney seeks a Research Resources: Permanent Collection Documentation and Licensing Office intern for Summer 2026. To view all Internship opportunities and to learn more about The Whitney's offerings, please refer to our Internships Page.

Requirements

• Sharp attention to detail
• Ability to work independently
• Interest in modern and contemporary American art and museum work

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of cataloguing standards and experience using TMS is a plus, but is not required

Responsibilities

• Assist Museum staff, interns, and outside researchers with research inquiries
• Assist with collection information and data fact-checking, as needed
• Assist with reviewing and revising the museum’s Content Standard Element Sets (CSES)
• Data entry, including assigning descriptive subject terms to permanent collection object records, and entering provenance data, into TMS
• Draft and enter published reference citations into TMS
• Draft and send Object Questionnaires for artworks in the collection
• Assist with creating an inventory of historic Museum records for transfer to Archives
• Organization of primary source documents and filing

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees