2026 MoMA Summer Internship - Imaging and Visual Resources

MoMA • New York, NY

18d

About The Position

The Summer Internship Program provides undergraduate and graduate students and beginning professionals with practical experience in a specific area of museum work at The Museum of Modern Art. Interns participate in weekly professional development activities designed to increase understanding of the Museum’s various collections, exhibitions, and departments. The Museum hosts approximately 25 interns in various departments across our institution. Participants may arrange for academic credit through their school, but it is not a requirement. MoMA Summer 2026 internships require a commitment of four days per week. The schedule is Monday-Thursday, 9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. One must have a minimum of two years of college completed (or equivalent) by June 2026 in order to apply. All summer intern applications are due by Sunday, March 1st by 11:59 PM EST. Duration: June 8—August 13; Ten Weeks Application Deadline: March 1, 2026 Decision Notification: April 20, 2026 Stipend: $6,160 Department Projects & Tasks The intern will primarily contribute to the long-term strategic goals of MoMA’s museum-wide Video Preservation and Access project (formerly VDAM). This will involve making the 2025-26 Audio Visual Department event recordings accessible to MoMA staff and external researchers. The recordings encompass MoMA’s diverse range of programming, including the Film Department’s Doc Fortnight and New Directors/New Films, as well as yearly events such as the Visual AIDS Research Symposium and the Forum on Contemporary Photography, member lecture series, and artist talks associated with current exhibitions. The internship will provide the ability to discuss and present on a specific project they worked on during their time; real experience using tools, including the DAM (NetX), TMS, and MoMA's preservation system; experience working across departments at the Museum, collaborating with imaging, audiovisual, preservation, and curatorial teams; an understanding of digital asset workflows; and knowledge of Cultural Heritage cataloging, metadata, and taxonomy. The intern's work is crucial for both access and preservation, making research materials from MoMA’s most significant events—which were previously unavailable to external researchers—accessible via the Digital Asset Management (DAM) system. This greatly simplifies sharing information with outside scholars, eliminating the need to travel to the museum. Specifically, a large portion of these materials relates to the Film Department, including screening talks that have not been cataloged or shared as comprehensively as other exhibition materials in the past. Previous interns played a vital role in the success of the Video Preservation and Access Project. The work significantly expands access to materials from Museum programs, including the JAM Archive and Modern Mondays.

Requirements

• Minimum of two years of college completed (or equivalent) by June 2026 in order to apply.
• Candidates with a background in Library and Archives and an interest in Digital Asset Management and Cataloging.

Nice To Haves

• Current or recently completed MLIS (Master of Library and Information Science), Film Preservation or Media Preservation Program is preferred.
• Candidates should have an interest in Digital Asset Management, Conservation, and Archives.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating with multiple content-producing stakeholder to develop workflows for their video assets.
• Cataloging associated event and object records.
• Preparing and loading the files for access into the Digital Asset Management (DAM) and Conservation Preservation systems.
• Tagging assets with appropriate metadata.
• Tagging, loading, and organizing Marketing, Communications, and Special Events materials, such as Opening and Party photography and the 2025 MoMA press materials.
• Assisting with documentation, including installation and behind-the-scenes photography within the museum.
• Complete the cataloging and loading of the video backlog from the 2025 and 2026 AV folder videos into the DAM and DRMC.
• Manage the 2025 press materials to be loaded and tagged in the DAM, linked in TMS, and accessible online on their related exhibition pages.
• Complete one training guide for specific materials in the DAM and hold a session for related staff members.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees