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 in a wide range of fields and make valuable contributions. You might create a video, digitize historic papers, coordinate a wedding or research an exhibition. In every department and with every project, interns learn valuable professional, organizational and networking skills.
Internships are available in a range of departments, alternating each season. The program also includes regular intern enrichment events to foster a sense of belonging and develop a deeper understanding of museums behind the scenes.
Spring 2027
January 21–April 26, 2027
Internships posted: October 2026
Applications accepted through October–December 6, 2026*
Summer 2027
June 10–August 23, 2027
Internships posted: February 2027
Applications accepted through February–March 14, 2027*
*We encourage early submission of applications, as we review them and schedule interviews on a rolling basis throughout the application period. Positions will be removed as they are filled or once the acceptance period ends.
Please carefully review each internship description for details about required hours, eligibility criteria and potential work locations. All fall and spring internships are 12 weeks long and require 15 hours of onsite work per week, totaling 180 hours, unless otherwise noted. Summer internships are 10 weeks long and require 18 hours of onsite work per week, also totaling 180 hours.
There will be a mandatory in-person orientation on the first day of each internship, from 10 am–4 pm. Interns are also required to participate in professional development sessions every Thursday from 10 am–noon throughout the internship. Times are subject to change, and some sessions may be hybrid.
To stay apprised of internship opportunities, please complete this form.
We thank the Alice L. Walton Foundation and the funders of PEM’s internship program for their generous support of our students.
