Internships

Position Summary

Join a community of interns to gain professional skills and learn about museum practice. The paid internships at the Saint Louis Art Museum offer opportunities to gain first-hand experience working in a major art museum. The Museum is home to a collection of over 38,000 works of art from six continents, dating from ancient times to the present. Over the course of the summer program, interns will have opportunities to learn more about the Museum’s collections through curatorial tours and to visit local collections and institutions. In addition, they will participate in tours of the conservation facilities, weekly brown-bag lunches with department and division heads, and a meeting with the Museum’s director. At the culmination of the internship term, interns will present on an aspect of their department’s project or their professional achievements.

In 2026, three Museum divisions will host interns from a variety of academic backgrounds. Interns will work one-on-one with staff members in the Marketing and Communications; Library and Museum Archives; and Curatorial departments of the Museum. Each applicant will be considered for internships based on qualifications, interests, and experience. The Saint Louis Art Museum strongly encourages applications from students who are members of groups underrepresented in careers related to museums and the visual arts.

Application Overview

To apply, candidates should determine which department (Marketing and Communications; Library and Museum Archives; or Curatorial) is of greatest interest and prepare an application that includes the following documents:

1. a PDF that combines the applicant’s cover letter, resume/CV, transcripts, language skills, and reference list
2. the writing sample

Deadline: 11:59 pm Central Standard Time on Sunday, March 1, 2026

Please read the descriptions and application requirements for the internship you are interested in. Applications will only be considered if all required documents are submitted by the deadline.

Please direct any questions to internships@slam.org.