Internship Opportunities

Rhode Island opportunities:

AAA Northeast (Providence, RI) customer service; travel; information technology; marketing; finance; insurance; human resources; support services
Center for Justice (Providence, RI) legal
Dorcas International (Providence, RI) community outreach; refugees; immigrants; adult education
Family Service of RI (Providence, RI) community outreach; child and family wellbeing
Gamm Theatre (Warwick, RI) education; development; marketing; general administration; arts
Generation Teach (Providence,RI)
Gilbert Stuart Museum (Saunderstown, RI) museum
Historic New England (various) archives; museums; historic preservation
Linden Place (Bristol, RI) communications; museums; non-profit organizations; marketing
New England Museum Association (various) museums
Newport Historical Society (Newport, RI) – museum, history, archives
Newport Preservation Society (Newport, RI) preservation, art, history, museums, and business operations
RI Historical Society (various) – research; communications; museums
RI PBS (Providence, RI) social media; communications; public relations; marketing; media
RI Public Defender (Providence, RI) legal
RI State Police (various) criminal justice
RISD Museum (Providence, RI) arts; community outreach; museum
The Providence Preservation Society (Providence, RI) archives; historical society
The Public’s Radio (Providence, RI) communications; broadcasting; media
Tomaquag Museum (Exeter, RI) museum
Trinity Rep (Providence, RI) arts; education; marketing
United Way of RI (Providence, RI) community outreach
WaterFire Providence (Providence, RI) nonprofit public arts administration; fundraising; event planning; community outreach
WPRI Eyewitness News (East Providence, RI) communications; broadcasting; media

Massachusetts opportunities:

Armenian Museum of America (Watertown, MA) collections; archives; museum
Framingham History Center (Framingham, MA) museum; archives
Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site (Brookline, MA) historic site; conservation; landscape architecture
General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (Boston, MA) legal; government
Historic Deerfield (Deerfield, MA) museum; collections; material culture
Historic New England (various) archives; museums; historic preservation
House of the Seven Gables (Salem, MA) museum; historic site
Jewish Heritage Center (Boston, MA) archives; collections
Martha’s Vineyard Museum (Vineyard Haven, MA) curatorial; marketing/events; advancement; education
Massachusetts Health Council (Needham, MA) public health; health policy
Minute Man National Park (Concord, MA) historic site; public history; resource management
Museum of Fine Arts Boston (Boston, MA) arts; collections; archives; marketing; research
Nantucket Historical Association (Nantucket, MA) collections; archives; oral history; education; marketing
New Bedford Whaling Museum (New Bedford, MA) museum; archives; marketing; development; education; exhibitions
New England Museum Association (various) museums
Nichols House Museum (Boston, MA) collections; archives; digital services; research; education; development; marketing
Old State House (Boston, MA) historic site
Old Sturbridge Village (Sturbridge, MA) collections; archives; research; education; development; marketing
Paul Revere House (Boston, MA) historic site; education; preservation
Plimoth Patuxet Museums (Plymouth, MA) historic site; Native American; museum education; public programs
Scottish Rite Masonic Museum and Library (Lexington, MA) museum; collections; research; conservation
Senator Ed Markey’s Office (Boston, MA) government; political
USS Constitution Museum (Charlestown, MA) historic site; museum; library
Worcester Historical Museum (Worcester, MA) collections; archives; research; education; development; oral history

Other New England opportunities:

American Independence Museum (Exeter, NH) museum
Connecticut Historical Society (Hartford, CT) historical society; museum; library
Mystic Seaport Museum (Mystic, CT) museum; public history; sailing
New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission (various) environmental
New England Museum Association (various) museums

New York/New Jersey/Pennsylvania opportunities:

American Museum of Natural History (NYC, NY) anthropology; collections management; archives; conservation
Center for Jewish History (NYC, NY) research; communications; development; library; archives
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History (NYC, NY) museum; archives; education
Museum of the City of NY (NYC, NY) museum collections; digital projects; marketing; communications; public programs
NY Historical Society (NYC, NY) museum; library; women’s history; development; education
Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission (various) archives; archaeology; collections; exhibition; historic preservation; research; programming; museum studies; education
Senator John Heinz History Center (Pittsburgh, PA) marketing; communications; education; library; archives; museum

Washington, DC opportunities:

Congressional Hispanic Caucus (Washington, D.C.) government; civic engagement
Holocaust Memorial Museum (Washington, D.C.) museum; library
Library of Congress (Washington, D.C.) library; archive; museum; preservation
Mount Vernon (Washington, D.C.) museum; historic site; historic trades (paid)
National Aeronautics & Space Administration (Washington, D.C.) social media; historical research;
National Archives (Washington, D.C.) research at the National Archives in Washington, DC and College Park, MD; developing content for the National Archives website and social media; assisting with the National Archives oral history program; and providing general support to the National Archives History Office
National Museum of American History (Washington, D.C.) collections; education; exhibition; communications; marketing; museum management
Senator Ed Markey’s Office (Washington, D.C.) government; political
Smithsonian Institute (Washington, D.C.) business; public administration; history; art; science; culture; education
Society of the Cincinnati (Washington, D.C.) preserve and interpret museum collections; exhibitions; education
Supreme Court of the United States (Washington, D.C.) legal research; public history; communications
US Office of the Historian (Washington, D.C.) historical research and analysis; data entry; social media

National opportunities:

Cultural Resources Diversity Internship Program (various) environmental; conservation
Generation Citizen (various) government; civic engagement
National Park Service (various) historic sites; conservation
History News Network (virtual) history; politics; media
US Department of State (various)  foreign policy; diplomacy; government

Other opportunities:

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum (Springfield, IL)  library; museum
Atlanta History Center (Atlanta, GA) collections; archives; development; marketing; outreach
Commonwealth of Virginia (various) various
Greensboro History Museum (Greensboro, NC) collections; manuscripts; community outreach; education
Harry S. Truman Library & Museum (Independence, MO) museum; communications; library science; education; art history; journalism; marketing
Jamestown Settlement and American Revolution Museum at Yorktown (Williamsburg, VA) collections; development; marketing; museum education; finance; human resources; library
Jimmy Carter Presidential Library & Museum (Atlanta, GA) collections; education; archives
National Archives (College Park, MD) archival research; social media; oral history
National World War II Museum (New Orleans, LA) interpretation; marketing; education; collections
Texas Historical Commission (various) historical site; museum

The following organizations have offered internships, but have no positions at this time – check back in for new opportunities (Last updated 6/8/22)

Cranston Police Department (Cranston, RI) criminal justice
Roger Williams Park Zoo (Providence, RI)  veterinary; animal care; education; marketing; public relations
Boston Athenaeum (Boston, MA) library; collections; education
Jewish Woman’s Archive (Brookline, MA) writing; oral history
National Archives at Boston (Boston, MA) archives; collections; digitization
Albany Institute of History and Art (Albany, NY) public relations and marketing, curatorial practices, development/fundraising, education, event planning, and the museum shop
Historical Society of PA (Philadelphia, PA) archives; arts; education; conservation
National Museum of American Jewish History (Philadelphia, PA) academic liaison; communications; public engagement; collections; development; education; exhibitions
Providence Performing Arts Center (Providence, RI) arts; entertainment
RI Broadcasters Association (Providence, RI) communications; broadcasting; media
Museum of Russian Icons (Clinton, MA) museum; collections; archives; marketing
Peabody Essex Museum (Salem, MA) arts; collections; marketing; development