2022 Hybrid Summer Internships
Since 1964 the National Gallery of Art has offered professional museum training to candidates from all backgrounds through a variety of internship programs. Nine-week hybrid summer internships provide opportunities to work on projects directed by a National Gallery curator or department head. Biweekly museum seminars introduce interns to the broad spectrum of museum work and to National Gallery staff, departments, programs, and functions.
Interns also learn about the National Gallery’s collection and build upon their research and public-speaking skills by developing and presenting live art talks. They participate in an intensive training program to learn how to talk about works of art in a way that is relevant, engaging, and accessible to diverse audiences. Interns then develop interactive tours, from 10 to 12 minutes in length, that incorporate their own interests and backgrounds.
The internship program features:
- Gallery talks with curators
- Discussions with top-level administrators, including the National Gallery’s director
- Conversations with staff from a wide variety of museum departments and with former interns
- Behind-the-scenes tours and demonstrations
- Presentations on the museum’s history and collection
- An omni-directional mentorship program that builds community, exchanges support and guidance, and develops a network of museum professionals