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Internship Opportunities

The CCNY Humanities & Arts Internship Program is designed to connect students within the division to valuable professional learning experiences across New York City (and beyond). This initiative aims to support students in exploring career paths within the humanities and the arts while fostering strong partnerships with community organizations. Supported with funding from the Mellon Foundation, this program has three goals: building availability of opportunities; fostering awareness among students, faculty, and staff of the importance of internships; and ensuring equitable access to internships.

Through this initiative, all internship positions are PAID. To be eligible for placement, students must:

Major (or minor) in a program within the Division of Humanities & the Arts
Have taken at least 15 credits at CCNY and be in good academic standing
Meet with the Director of Academic Internship for placement advisement and application review

Please note that placement is NOT guaranteed. The Director of Academic Internships will work with students on submitting their application materials (resume and cover letter) and then if the host site is interested they will be contacted for an interview.

Check out some of the sites with current internship opportunities below:

Art Museums

Brooklyn Museum of Art (Brookyn)

Reenvision the future of museums while gaining workplace skills through hands-on, real-world projects.

FALL/SPRING Semester Info

10 hours per week, $24 per hour (140 hours total).

January 24-April18, 2025

Spring 2025 Deadline: CLOSED (November 3, 2024)

SUMMER Info

May 27-August 8, 2025

Summer 2025 Deadline: February 2, 2025 (Opens January 3rd)

Metropolitan Museum of Art (Manhattan)

Learn about museum practices, access to lectures and special tours at The MET Fifth Ave and The MET Cloisters. VERY COMPETITIVE

SUMMER Info

Full-time and Part-Time Options, $24 per hour. Runs June 2nd-August 8th

Summer 2025 Deadline: January 15, 2025

FALL/SPRING Semester Info

10 hours per week, $24 per hour (140 hours total).

Fall 2025 Deadline: May 14th, 2025

Spring 2026 Deadline: September 17th, 2025

Museum of Modern Art (Manhattan)

Internships provide in-depth exposure to workings of MoMA's individual departments, as well as practical and theoretical training in museum practices. Must be at least a junior. VERY COMPETITIVE

SUMMER Info

Monday-Thursday 9:30am-5:30pm over 10-weeks, $6,160 stipend

Summer 2025 Deadline: TBD (around mid-April)

12-month Curatorial Internship Info

2025 Deadline: CLOSED (October 10, 2024)

Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art (Manhattan)

Interns engage in assigned project and have opportunities to learn more about the museum field through close interaction with other museum departments. $600 monthly stipend.

Information and Application Details

Programs: Apprentice Museum Educator, Collections Management, Curatorial, Graphic Design, and Studio Institute Arts

Full Academic Year (September through May): due by July 31
Fall Semester (September through December): due by July 31
Spring Semester (January through May): due by November 27
Summer Semester (mid-May through mid-August): due by April 15

Historic House Museums

All sites listed below are CCNY H&A Exclusive Opportunities - Contact Director of Academic Internships to apply

Alice Austen House (Staten Island)

Bronx Historical Society/Poe Cottage (Bronx)

Dyckman Farmhouse (Manhattan)

Hamilton Grange (Manhattan)

Historic Richmond Town (Staten Island)

King Manor (Queens)

Lewis Latimer House (Queens)

Morris-Jumel Mansion (Manhattan)

Queens Historical Society/Kingsland Homestead (Queens)

CUNY Opportunities

CUNY Cultural Corps

Applications for Spring 2025 Placements NOW OPEN. Deadline: November 24th, 2024

Provides students with paid work experience in NYC’s arts and cultural sector, creating a pipeline for students to have successful careers, while diversifying NYC’s cultural institutions. Partnering institutions include non-profit cultural organizations involved in the visual, literary and performing arts as well as public-oriented science and humanities institutions including zoos, botanical gardens and historic and preservation societies. $20 per hour for 15 hours per week.

CUNY Spring Forward

Applications for Spring 2025 now CLOSED

Open to ALL current CUNY undergrads (priority to Freshman & Sophomores) with no previous internship experience. Placements in the following 4 areas: 1) Marketing, communications, or public relations; 2) Community services, non-profits, or social services; 3) Science, technology, engineering or environmental preservation; 4) Healthcare services. $20 per hour for 15 hours per week.