The Morgan Library & Museum welcomes applications for its 2026–2027 Academic Year Internship program. The program provides an introduction to the variety of career opportunities available in museums and special collections libraries. Each intern is assigned to a department relevant to their interest and works with departmental staff on timely topics in that area. Interns also have the opportunity to learn about the Morgan and the museum and special collections fields more generally through professional development opportunities such as facility tours and meetings with museum leadership.

The Morgan especially seeks to provide opportunities to candidates with experiences and perspectives that have not been adequately reflected in the museum and special collections library fields.

Academic year interns generally work up to 14 hours per week, beginning in mid-September and running through early to mid-May. Some internships have specific scheduling requirements as noted in the descriptions below. Interns are expected to make every effort to attend the program’s professional development programs, which may require modifying their schedule from time to time. All internships are on-site at the Morgan.

Literary and Historical Manuscripts Internship: 

The Department of Literary and Historical Manuscripts offers an internship for the academic year to complete a major metadata project and provide research support for three upcoming 2027–28 exhibitions. The intern's chief task will be to create page-level metadata for the thirty-nine notebooks of Henry David Thoreau's Journal in preparation for a potential digitization project. Exhibition support work will include data entry into The Museum System (TMS) database and other planning and research tasks as assigned.  

Eligibility:

• Current enrollment as an undergraduate or graduate student
• Strong interest in a career in the museum or research library fields
• Eligibility to work in the United States; international candidates must be eligible to participate in a paid internship program in the United States
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Compensation: $19 per hour.

To Apply: Interns will be selected on a competitive basis via an application process. The deadline to apply for an internship is August 3, 2026.

• A cover letter describing your interest in the internship. The cover letter should also include a statement about your interest in the museum or library field, and your future aspirations
• Your resume
• Any other information that you would like to provide regarding your candidacy for a Morgan academic year internship
• The names and contact information of two references (please include the person’s name, title, organization, telephone number, and email address)

Please note that applications received without all the requested information, including a cover letter, will not be considered. Candidates selected for interviews will be contacted before August 14, 2026, with notification of the decision following soon thereafter. No phone calls, please.

About the Morgan Library & Museum

A museum and independent research library located in the heart of New York City, the Morgan Library &Museum began as the personal library of financier, collector, and cultural benefactor Pierpont Morgan. The Morgan offers visitors close encounters with great works of human accomplishment in a setting treasured for its intimate scale and historic significance. Its collection of manuscripts, rare books, music, drawings, and works of art comprise a unique and dynamic record of civilization, as well as an incomparable repository of ideas and of the creative process from 4000 BC to the present.

Support for the Morgan Library & Museum Academic Year Internship Program is provided by the Themis Brown Endowment Fund.

EEO Statement

The Morgan is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to complying with all federal, state, and local equal employment opportunity laws. The Morgan provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military or veteran status, domestic violence victim status or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws.

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.