Internships for History Majors

The John Jay Center for Career and Professional Development maintains a very useful database of internship opportunities through “John Jay Careers Online.”

John Jay Careers Online

We strongly encourage all students to work with the Center for Career and Professional Development. They are the experts in helping you to find and attain the best career for you.

Center for Career and Professional Development

The following list includes internship and volunteer opportunities focusing on history/museum education in the NYC area. Click on the individual links for more information.

American Numismatic Society

Asia Society and Museum

Brooklyn Museum 

Dyckman Farmhouse Museum 

Ellis Island 

The Gilder Lehrman Institute for American History

The Hispanic Society: Museum and Library

Historic House Trust of New York City 

The Jewish Museum 

Lesbian Herstory Archives

Merchant’s House Museum

The Met Museum

El Museo del Barrio

Museum of Chinese in America 

Museum of the City of New York  

Museum of Jewish Heritage 

National Archives

National Museum of the American Indian

The New Jersey Historical Society

New York Botanical Gardens: Humanities Institute

New York Genealogical and Biographical Society

The New York Historical Society

New York Transit Museum

Newark Museum of Art 

The Smithsonian Institution  

South Street Seaport Museum  

Tenement Museum