Blanksteen Curatorial Internship

June 9 – August 8, 2025

The Blanksteen Curatorial Fellowship provides a $5,670 stipend for current Yale students (undergraduates and graduates) and recent graduates to participate in a full time internship at the Jewish Museum in New York City. Fellows will have the opportunity to join the curatorial team of the Jewish Museum and develop their knowledge of exhibition realization in a professional, supportive environment. 

In addition to working on exhibition projects in the Curatorial Department, Blanksteen In-terns will spend 5 of their weekly work hours participating in the Jewish Museum Summer Institute along with the entire summer intern cohort. In the Summer Institute, interns learn about every aspect of work at the JM, discuss museums and other cultural organizations with a focus on institutional reckoning and social change, and imagine the future of museum work. Sessions include meetings with JM curators, educators, and fundraisers to hear about their vision for the Museum and explore the work of producing exhibitions and programs. Special guests from beyond the Museum include artists, writers, designers, executive direc-tors, and other innovators in the art world. There will also be regularly scheduled field trips to artist studios and other museums and cultural organizations.
Note: This internship requires at least three onsite workdays per week (Tuesdays, Wednes-days, and Thursdays). Each intern will have a dedicated workspace at the Museum. Remote work will be an option on Mondays and Fridays.

Under supervision, interns will assist with exhibition research, daily museum business, and admin-istrative duties. While some interns will work exclusively with one curator, in most instances they will have an opportunity to work on multiple projects with two or more staff members.

Other duties and responsibilities may include:
• Conducting research online or in-person via offsite libraries (Columbia University, Frick Collection, New York Public Library, Watson Library at the Metropolitan Museum of Art)
• Compiling and updating checklists, determining where information is missing or in-correct; communicating with the registrars and/or design teams
• Producing loan requests and incoming agreements, checking the status of loans, drafting appeals
• Developing presentations for other departments
• Writing and editing text for exhibition descriptions and labels
• Maintaining opening preview lists
• Other duties as assigned.

Additionally, please note that due to the Museum’s payroll parameters, applicants must have a Social Security Number and be eligible to work in the United States.

Click here for more details, a description of this year’s Blanksteen Fellowship projects, and information about application requirements. To apply please submit your resume and cover letter to Aviva Green (aviva.green@yale.edu) by February 18.