Careers
Career Opportunities
- Collections Assistant, Drawings, Prints and Graphic Design (contract position) 26 hours per week
- Cooper Hewitt Design Guide
- Museum Exhibition Worker (Intermittent Employment)
- Special Events Coordinator
- Tessitura Manager (Customer Relations)
Equal opportunity employment
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Peter A. Krueger Summer Internships
The Peter A. Krueger Summer Internship Program offers undergraduate students the opportunity to gain professional skills and learn about museum practices at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Cooper Hewitt is the only museum in the United States that is exclusively devoted to historic and contemporary design. Interns will acquire in-depth knowledge and develop an enriched understanding of how the museum fulfills its mission to educate, inspire, and empower people through design.
During the summer, interns collaborate with staff on specific projects and gain experience in the daily operation of their selected department. In addition to their professional activities, interns attend in-person and virtual meetings and public programs at Cooper Hewitt and participate in professional development and networking workshops.
Click here for a list of internships offered in 2023.
All Peter A. Krueger Internships will be hybrid in 2023. Interns will be required to work onsite at Cooper Hewitt located in New York City a minimum of three (3) days a week.
Internship dates: June 12, 2023 - August 18, 2023 (10 weeks, 35 hours/week)
Application deadline for Summer 2023 is February 28, 2023 at 11:59pm ET. Applicants will be notified about their decision by mid-April.
Applicants must be enrolled in an undergraduate program at the time of application.
Required application materials: resume, three short essays, 2 references, and transcript.
Interns will be selected according to demonstrated interest, applicable skill, and relevant experience. Questions? Please email cheducation@si.edu.
